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.
CVE-2019-17563 - High Severity Vulnerability
Core Tomcat implementation
Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-core/8.5.32/tomcat-embed-core-8.5.32.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - spring-boot-starter-web-2.0.4.RELEASE.jar (Root Library) - spring-boot-starter-tomcat-2.0.4.RELEASE.jar - :x: **tomcat-embed-core-8.5.32.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 34ce0f6524391068ef5b880f65575eb3eb499124
Found in base branch: master
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.
Publish Date: 2019-12-23
URL: CVE-2019-17563
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High
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Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17563
Release Date: 2019-12-23
Fix Resolution (org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core): 8.5.50
Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web): 2.1.0.RELEASE
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