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GHSA-hffm-fqv4-w27r
GHSA-hffm-fqv4-w27r
PUBLISHED
Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022
tomcat is fixed in 7.0.12, 6.0.33 and 5.5.34 (Maven Central)
Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | Maven Central | 7.0.12, 6.0.33, 5.5.34 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | 5.5.0, 6.0.0, 7.0.0 |
Timeline
- May 14, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (4 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E url
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151017023138/http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00006.html url
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 url
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html url
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html url
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5063 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0074 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0075 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0076 url
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat package
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E url
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E url
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=1158180 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2401 url
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/639e20992a66d7a42fb59c974db91c8a0f730a1e url
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat55/commit/644dfdf96cf82fcd2a2046d93f2b5495f7e94584 url
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00002.html url
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