High severity · published Dec 23, 2019
CVE-2019-17563
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…
7.5
CVSS
10.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.7% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tomcat · Apache
9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29; 8.5.0 to 8.5.49; 7.0.0 to 7.0.98 · source: vendor, NVD
AE
Agile Engineering Data Management · Oracle
6.2.1.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
HI
Hyperion Infrastructure Technology · Oracle
11.1.2.4 · source: NVD
IE
Instantis Enterprisetrack · Oracle
17.1 through 17.3 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1 · source: NVD
MR
Micros Relate Crm Software · Oracle
11.4 · source: NVD
ME
Mysql Enterprise Monitor · Oracle
through 4.0.11.5331; 8.0.0 through 8.0.18.1217 · source: NVD
RO
Retail Order Broker · Oracle
15.0 · source: NVD
TM
Transportation Management · Oracle
6.3.7 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17563
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17563
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.html
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8b4c1db8300117b28a0f3f743c0b9e3f964687a690cdf9662a884bbd%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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