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Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 21, 2024

Package

maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.34
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.33
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.12

Patched versions

5.5.34
6.0.33
7.0.12

Description

The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.12 does not check qop values, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended integrity-protection requirements via a qop=auth value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1184.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 14, 2012
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Jul 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 21, 2024

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.181%
(56th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2011-5062

GHSA ID

GHSA-4f7h-9j2x-cmr4

Source code

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