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 web application, might allow remote attackers to…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 web application, might allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions by leveraging use of a requestedSessionSSL field for an unintended request, related to CoyoteAdapter.java and Request.java.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.57% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/tomcat · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 10.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00069.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00085.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135890/Apache-Tomcat-Session-Fixation.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1089.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Feb/143
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713184
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713185
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1713187
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723414
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1723506
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3552
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83323
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035069
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1087
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1088
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa118
- https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58809
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.