vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4251-1 (CVE-2019-17563): Tomcat vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 23, 2019 | Jan 28, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 23, 2019
Added
Jan 28, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libtomcat8-javaubuntu-upgrade-tomcat8
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