4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-4431
Apache Tomcat CsrfPreventionFilter Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2012, 11:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-4431 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4431 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache tomcat
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-4431.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0045.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0267.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0268.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088 Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088 Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1393088 Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56814
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027834
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18541
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0045.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0267.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0268.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088 Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088 Patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1393088 Patch
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56814
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027834
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18541

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Batchfile Shell Java HTML XSLT Perl NSIS CSS

Updated: 3 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 3, 2019, 2:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-4431 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4431 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-12/0045.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00089.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00090.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00037.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00051.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00080.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0267.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0268.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0647.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0648.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/57126
    Added Reference http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/java/org/apache/catalina/filters/CsrfPreventionFilter.java?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088
    Added Reference http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/tc7.0.x/trunk/webapps/docs/changelog.xml?r1=1393088&r2=1393087&pathrev=1393088
    Added Reference http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1393088
    Added Reference http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
    Added Reference http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56814
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027834
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1685-1
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03748878
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18541
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18541 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18541 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56814 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4431 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4431 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} -0.00%

score

0.46816

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability