CVE-2014-0033 — org/apache/catalina/connector/CoyoteAdapter

org/apache/catalina/connector/CoyoteAdapter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 through 6.0.37 does not consider the disableURLRewriting setting when handling a session ID in a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a crafted URL.

01What is this vulnerability?

org/apache/catalina/connector/CoyoteAdapter.java in Apache Tomcat 6.0.33 through 6.0.37 does not consider the disableURLRewriting setting when handling a session ID in a URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks via a crafted URL.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2014-02-26T11:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-06T08:58:26.560Z

09References

• bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1069919
• svn.apache.org — http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1558822
• www.vmware.com — http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65769
• www.debian.org — http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3530
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
• www-01.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677147
• www-01.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21678231
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/59722
• tomcat.apache.org — http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
• www.oracle.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
• www.ubuntu.com — http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2130-1
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/59873
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
• www.oracle.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html
• www-01.ibm.com — http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675886
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/59036
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b8a1bf18155b552dcf9a928ba808cbadad84c236d85…
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/39ae1f0bd5867c15755a6f959b271ade1aea04ccdc3…
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/37220405a377c0182d2afdbc36461c4783b2930fbea…
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b84ad1258a89de5c9c853c7f2d3ad77e5b8b2930be9…
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03c597a64de790ba42c167efacfa23300c3d6c9fe5…
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r587e50b86c1a96ee301f751d50294072d142fd6dc0…