4.3

CVE-2012-3546: apache tomcat

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2013:0005RHSA-2013:0147RHSA-2013:0158
Published 19-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3546 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 11.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
11.97%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8
RHSA-2013:0191RHSA-2013:0192RHSA-2013:0193RHSA-2013:0195RHSA-2013:0196RHSA-2013:0197

Timeline

  1. 19-12-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

11.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 11.97% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat27 products
  • jbossas< 0:4.3.0-11.GA_CP10_patch_02.1.ep1.el4 | < 0:4.3.0-11.GA_CP10_patch_02.2.ep1.el5
  • jbossas-client< 0:4.3.0-11.GA_CP10_patch_02.1.ep1.el4 | < 0:4.3.0-11.GA_CP10_patch_02.2.ep1.el5
  • jbossweb< 0:7.0.17-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5 | < 0:7.0.17-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6
  • jbossweb-lib< 0:7.0.17-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el5 | < 0:7.0.17-3.Final_redhat_2.ep6.el6
  • tomcat5< 0:5.5.33-31_patch_08.ep5.el5 | < 0:5.5.33-34_patch_08.ep5.el6
Apache1 product
  • tomcatEOL6.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0:alpha | 6.0.1 | 6.0.1:alpha | 6.0.2 | 6.0.2:alpha | 6.0.2:beta | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 6.0.7 | 6.0.8 | 6.0.9 | 6.0.9:beta | 6.0.10 | 6.0.11 | 6.0.12 | 6.0.13 | 6.0.14 | 6.0.15 | 6.0.16 | 6.0.17 | 6.0.18 | 6.0.19 | 6.0.20 | 6.0.24 | 6.0.26 | 6.0.27 | 6.0.28 | 6.0.29 | 6.0.30 | 6.0.31 | 6.0.32 | 6.0.33 | 6.0.35 | 7.0.0 | 7.0.0:beta | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2:beta | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.0.4:beta | 7.0.5 | 7.0.6 | 7.0.7 | 7.0.8 | 7.0.9 | 7.0.10 | 7.0.11 | 7.0.12 | 7.0.13 | 7.0.14 | 7.0.15 | 7.0.16 | 7.0.17 | 7.0.18 | 7.0.19 | 7.0.20 | 7.0.21 | 7.0.22 | 7.0.23 | 7.0.25 | 7.0.28
Org.apache.tomcat1 product
  • tomcat≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.36 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.30

3 vendors · 29 products

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