CVE-2015-5346
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
02 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
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.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 10.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. 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
- 2016-02-25 01:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 21:30Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-07-01
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- e79e74dc499a93fc2c7c48477c4e9b711890cab36afb3fc22fa31361f658b6ae
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201705-09https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
- seclists.org20160222 [SECURITY] CVE-2015-5346 Apache Tomcat Session fixationhttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/143
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:0865http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3024-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:0769http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3530http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713184
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2046http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- www.securityfocus.com83323http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83323
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1089http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- tomcat.apache.orghttp://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1087https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723414
- www.securitytracker.com1035069http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069
- bto.bluecoat.comhttps://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05150442
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2807http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2016:1088https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180531-0001/
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2808http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:0822http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
- bz.apache.orghttps://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58809
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713185
- www.debian.orgDSA-3609http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723506
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713187
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05158626
- www.debian.orgDSA-3552http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135890/Apache-Tomcat-Session-Fixation.html
- lists.apache.org[tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [27/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- tomcat7 Fixed in 7.0.52-1ubuntu0.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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