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Apache Tomcat Session Fixation Vulnerability (Nov 2012) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Apache Tomcat is prone to a session fixation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
java/org/apache/catalina/authenticator/FormAuthenticator.java in the form authentication feature does not properly handle the relationships between authentication requirements and sessions, which allows remote attackers to inject a request into a session by sending this request during completion of the login form, a variant of a session fixation attack.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Apache Tomcat 6.0.21 through 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.33.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 6.0.37, 7.0.33 or later.