CVE-2012-3546

Web: Bypass of security constraints

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

org/apache/catalina/campo/RealmBase.java en Apache Tomcat v6.x antes de v6.0.36 y v7.x antes de v7.0.30, cuando se utiliza la autenticación de formularios, permite a atacantes remotos evitar restricciones de seguridad aprovechándose de una llamada setUserPrincipal anterior para luego colocar /j_security_check al final de una URI.

Potential security vulnerabilities have been identified in 3rd party software used in HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor running Oracle and Apache Tomcat Software. HP has updated the Apache Tomcat and Oracle database software to address vulnerabilities affecting confidentiality, availability, and integrity. Revision 1 of this advisory.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-06-14 CVE Reserved
2012-12-19 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-04-06 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (45)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0044.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/51984	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52054	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126	Third Party Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1377892	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56812	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027833	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19305	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892	2017-09-19
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1377892&r2=1377891&pathrev=1377892	2017-09-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html	2017-09-19
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2	2017-09-19
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0004.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0005.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0146.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0147.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0151.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0157.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0158.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0162.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0163.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0164.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0221.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0235.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0623.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0640.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0641.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0642.html	2017-09-19
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	2017-09-19
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html	2017-09-19
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1	2017-09-19
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878	2017-09-19
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3546	2013-03-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883634	2013-03-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.0"		alpha		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.1"		alpha		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.2"		alpha		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.2"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.4"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.5"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.6 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.6"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.7 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.7"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.8 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.8"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.9"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.10 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.10"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.11 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.11"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.12"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.13 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.13"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.14 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.14"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.15 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.15"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.16 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.16"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.17 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.17"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.18 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.18"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.19 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.19"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.20 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.20"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.24 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.24"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.26 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.26"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.27 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.27"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.28"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.29 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.29"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.30 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.30"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.31 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.31"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.32 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.32"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.33 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.33"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.35 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.35"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.0"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.2"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.4"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.4"		beta		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.5"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.6 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.6"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.7 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.7"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.8 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.8"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.10 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.10"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.11 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.11"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.12"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.13 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.13"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.14 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.14"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.15 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.15"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.16 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.16"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.17 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.17"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.18 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.18"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.19 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.19"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.20 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.20"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.21 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.21"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.22 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.22"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.23 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.23"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.25 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.25"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.28 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.28"		-		Affected