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Improper Input Validation in Apache Tomcat

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 27, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 6.0.33, < 6.0.38

Patched versions

6.0.38

Description

org/apache/catalina/connector/CoyoteAdapter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 through 6.0.37 does not consider the disableURLRewriting setting when handling a session ID in a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a crafted URL.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 26, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Jul 7, 2022
Last updated Jan 27, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(95th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2014-0033

GHSA ID

GHSA-6gjj-c5mj-4cvp

Source code

No known source code
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