CVE-2012-4431

Tomcat/JBoss Web - Bypass of CSRF prevention filter

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/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.32 allows remote attackers to bypass the cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanism via a request that lacks a session identifier.

org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java en Apache Tomcat v6.x antes de v6.0.36 y v7.x antes de v7.0.32 permite a atacantes remotos evitar el mecanismo de protección de CSRF a través de una petición que carece de un identificador de sesión.

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

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

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-08-21 CVE Reserved
2012-12-19 CVE Published
2018-10-25 First Exploit
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

References (28)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0045.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56814	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027834	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18541	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/imjdl/CVE-2012-4431	2018-10-25

URL	Date	SRC
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088	2017-09-19
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088	2017-09-19
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1393088	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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.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-2013-0267.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0268.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.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-2012-4431	2013-12-17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883636	2013-12-17

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"				6.0.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.4"		alpha		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"				6.0.6 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.6"		alpha		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"				6.0.7 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.7"		alpha		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"		beta		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"				6.0.8 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.8"		alpha		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
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				7.0.30 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "7.0.30"		-		Affected