CVE-2013-2067 Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat
Medium 6.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2067 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-2067 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 1 Jun 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2067 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.21; fixed in 6.0.37
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.21; fixed in 6.0.37
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.33
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.33
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2067/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2067/index.md)
Remote attackers can hijack user sessions by injecting requests during login, leading to account takeover in Apache Tomcat.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2067?
CVE-2013-2067 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 1 Jun 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
java/org/apache/catalina/authenticator/FormAuthenticator.java in the form authentication feature in Apache Tomcat 6.0.21 through 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.33 does not properly handle the relationships between authentication requirements and sessions, which allows remote attackers to inject a request into a session by sending this request during completion of the login form, a variant of a session fixation attack.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2067?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven | From 6.0.21 | 6.0.37 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven | From 6.0.21 | 6.0.37 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.33 |
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Maven | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.33 |
Linux distribution packages (36)
tomcat6 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-admin-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-docs-webapp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-el-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-admin-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-docs-webapp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-el-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-admin-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-docs-webapp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-el-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-admin-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-docs-webapp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-el-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-lib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
tomcat6-webapps Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 |
Products include Apache Tomcat.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2067?
Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to a fixed version for your release line: 6.0.37 or 7.0.33.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2013-2067 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2067 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6m48-jxwx-76q7, RHSA-2013:0964.