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
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat☕org.apache.tomcat:tomcatReal-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
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | ≥ 6.0.21&&< 6.0.37 | 6.0.37org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:6.0.37 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.0.33 | 7.0.33org.apache.tomcat:tomcat:7.0.33 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6-0:6.0.24-57.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:0964 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1 | see advisory | RHSA-2013:0833 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 | apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2013:0839 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 | apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el6 | RHSA-2013:0834 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 | apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el5 | RHSA-2013:1011 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 | apache-commons-daemon-eap6-1:1.0.15-4.redhat_1.ep6.el6 | RHSA-2013:1012 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1 | see advisory | RHSA-2013:1437 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0 | see advisory | RHSA-2013:1013 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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.