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CVE-2011-5063

CVE-2011-5063: Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat

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CVSS Score

Basic Information

CVE ID
CVE-2011-5063
GHSA ID
GHSA-hffm-fqv4-w27r
EPSS Score
0.82673%
CWE
CWE-287
Published
5/14/2022
Updated
2/21/2024
KEV Status
No
Technology
TechnologyJava

Technical Details

CVSS Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Package NameEcosystemVulnerable VersionsFirst Patched Version
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.345.5.34
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.336.0.33
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.127.0.12

Vulnerability Intelligence
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Miggo AIRoot Cause Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2011-5063 stems from improper realm validation in Tomcat's DigestAuthenticator. Analysis of the commit diff shows the vulnerable findPrincipal method was replaced with a new DigestInfo validation class that added realm checks. The original implementation lacked realm comparison logic (comparing request realm against config.getRealmName()), which allowed realm spoofing. The patch explicitly adds realm validation in DigestInfo.validate(), confirming this was the missing security check.

Vulnerable functions

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WAF Protection Rules

WAF Rule

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