CVE-2015-5346

Description

Session fixation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.66, 8.x before 8.0.30, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M2, when different session settings are used for deployments of multiple versions of the same web application, might allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions by leveraging use of a requestedSessionSSL field for an unintended request, related to CoyoteAdapter.java and Request.java.

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.18% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09 vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/143 mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713184
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83323 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723414
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069 vdb entry
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html vendor advisory
https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58809
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713185
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609 vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723506
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713187
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552 vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135890/Apache-Tomcat-Session-Fixation.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5346?
CVE-2015-5346 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5346?
To fix CVE-2015-5346, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5346 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5346 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.