01 Record
CVE-2012-4431
org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.32 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.32 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 9.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-09.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-12-19 11:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-09 19:07Z19 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-08-21
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c3e1625fc697e908b8b12f19b6cb34b744d57f6d755a30e814a07689a1dbbe93
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:18541https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18541
- marc.infoSSRT101139http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- archives.neohapsis.com20121204 CVE-2012-4431 Apache Tomcat Bypass of CSRF prevention filterhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0045.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0161http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1685-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1700http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
- www.securityfocus.com56814http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56814
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0192http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
- h20566.www2.hp.comSSRT101182https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0268http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0268.html
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0648http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html
- www.securitytracker.com1027834http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027834
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1437http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0647http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- secunia.com57126http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1853http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0147http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0267http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0267.html
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1393088
- marc.infoHPSBST02955http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1701http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html