CVE-2012-5887: Apache Tomcat

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 12.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 does not properly check for stale nonce values in conjunction with enforcement of proper credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests.

Affected products

• Apache Tomcat: from 5.5.0, before 5.5.36 (fixed in 5.5.36); from 6.0.0, before 6.0.36 (fixed in 6.0.36); from 7.0.0, before 7.0.30 (fixed in 7.0.30)

Published 2012-11-17. Last modified 2026-10-09.