{"cve":"CVE-2012-5886","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-17T19:55:02.767","modified":"2026-10-09T20:17:05.500","status":"Modified","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 state, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to the session ID.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0629.html"],"products":["apache:tomcat"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5886","score":0.08768,"percentile":0.95133,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9xrj-439h-62hg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9xrj-439h-62hg","summary":"Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat","modified":"2024-11-29T05:41:26.457451Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina","ranges":[">=5.5.0 <5.5.36"],"fixed":["5.5.36"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.0.36"],"fixed":["6.0.36"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat-catalina","ranges":[">=7.0.0 <7.0.30"],"fixed":["7.0.30"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}