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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.143314
Category:Web Servers
Title:Apache Tomcat Session Fixation Vulnerability (Dec 2019) - Windows
Summary:Apache Tomcat is prone to a session fixation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Apache Tomcat is prone to a session fixation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
When using FORM authentication there was a narrow window where an attacker
could perform a session fixation attack. The window was considered too narrow for an exploit to be practical
but, erring on the side of caution, this issue has been treated as a security vulnerability.

Affected Software/OS:
Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 to 7.0.98, 8.5.0 to 8.5.49 and 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29.

Solution:
Update to version 7.0.99, 8.5.50, 9.0.30 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-17563
Bugtraq: 20191229 [SECURITY] [DSA 4596-1] tomcat8 security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/43
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8b4c1db8300117b28a0f3f743c0b9e3f964687a690cdf9662a884bbd%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200107-0001/
Debian Security Information: DSA-4596 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4596
Debian Security Information: DSA-4680 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4680
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-43
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb9a66f176df29b9a832caa95ebd9ffa3284e8f4922ec4fa3ad8eb2e@%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00024.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00026.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3bbb800a816d0a51eccc5a228c58736960a9fffafa581a225834d97d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0038 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00013.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4251-1/
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