In Apache Tomcat, when using FORM authentication there was a narrow window where an attacker could perform a session fixation attack
High severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
Dec 26, 2019
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Jan 28, 2023
Package
Affected versions
< 7.0.99
>= 8.0.0, < 8.5.50
>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.30
Patched versions
7.0.99
8.5.50
9.0.30
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Dec 23, 2019
Reviewed
Dec 26, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Dec 26, 2019
Last updated
Jan 28, 2023
When using FORM authentication with Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29, 8.5.0 to 8.5.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.98 there was a narrow window where an attacker could perform a session fixation attack. The window was considered too narrow for an exploit to be practical but, erring on the side of caution, this issue has been treated as a security vulnerability.
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