Your RSA-2048 keys break in 2030. Find every one of them before attackers do.
Maven
Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2013-2067 tomcat

CVE-2013-2067 is a Improper Authentication vulnerability in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. A fix is available for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Improper Authentication in Apache Tomcat

Published
May 14, 2022
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Sep 19, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
7.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs94th percentile — riskier than 94% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

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.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat6.0.21&&< 6.0.376.0.37org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:6.0.37
Mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat7.0.0&&< 7.0.337.0.33org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:7.0.33

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 6.0.37 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2013-2067 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2013-2067 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2013-2067. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

This flaw allows an attacker to circumvent a session fixation prevention mechanism which was implemented in tomcat 5.5.x >= 5.5.29, 6.0.x >= 6.0.21 and 7.x. Earlier versions of tomcat do not include this mechanism, and are therefore not affected by this flaw. JBoss Web as included in JBoss 5.x products also does not…

ProductFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6tomcat6-0:6.0.24-57.el6_4RHSA-2013:0964
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1see advisoryRHSA-2013:0833
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el5RHSA-2013:0839
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el6RHSA-2013:0834
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el5RHSA-2013:1011
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el6RHSA-2013:1012
Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1see advisoryRHSA-2013:1437
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0see advisoryRHSA-2013:1013

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is CVE-2013-2067 in your dependencies?

O3 Security finds CVE-2013-2067 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.

CVE-2013-2067: tomcat | O3 Security