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.
Published 2012-12-19 11:55:55
Updated 2017-09-19 01:35:06
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Threat overview for CVE-2012-3546

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-3546
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2012-3546 25,669
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3546

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.29%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 65 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3546

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.3
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.6
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-3546

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-3546

Products affected by CVE-2012-3546

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