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01 Record

CVE-2012-5886

The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.36, 6.x before 6.0.36, and 7.x before 7.0.30 caches information about the authenticated user within the session

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.36, 6.x before 6.0.36, and 7.x before 7.0.30 caches information about the authenticated user within the session

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.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
8.76% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 94.6% 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
2012-11-17 19:00Z13 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-09 19:09Z20 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2012-11-17
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
e247da5b884c582e167ac82f94f09f6f553ec6e9e9cefeec1622ded6841cb5c9

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
apachetomcatNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatjboss_data_gridNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_application_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_brms_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_portal_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_soa_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_web_platformNot specified—
redhatjboss_enterprise_web_serverNot specified—
redhatjboss_operations_networkNot specified—

06 References