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    CVE-2012-3546

    org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.30, when FORM authentication is used, allows remote attackers to bypass security-constraint checks by leveraging a previous setUserPrincipal call and then placing /j_security_check at the end of a URI.

    Published:Dec 4, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Dec 19, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.04308
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Tomcat
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Portal Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Web Platform
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Jboss Enterprise Web Server

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0044.html
    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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0004.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0146.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0147.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0151.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0157.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0158.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0162.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0163.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0164.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0235.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0641.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0642.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51984
    http://secunia.com/advisories/52054
    http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377892
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56812
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027833
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
    https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19305
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0044.html
    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://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0004.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0005.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0146.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0147.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0151.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0157.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0158.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0162.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0163.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0164.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0235.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0641.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0642.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51984
    http://secunia.com/advisories/52054
    http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892
    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377892
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
    http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56812
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027833
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
    https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19305

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High