High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-17563
CVE-2019-17563
Description
When using FORM authentication with Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29, 8.5.0 to 8.5.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.98 there was a narrow window where an attacker could perform a session fixation attack. The window was considered too narrow for an exploit to be practical but, erring on the side of caution, this issue has been treated as a security vulnerability.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | < 7.0.99 | 7.0.99 |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.50 | 8.5.50 |
org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-coreMaven | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.30 | 9.0.30 |
Affected products
38- osv-coords24 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:apk/chainguard/spark-3.5.0-compatpkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-corepkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat10&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/tomcat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/opensuse/tomcat&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1
< 9.0.36-8.4+ 23 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.36-8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.5.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.99
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.30-3.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.31-3.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 10.1.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-10.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.31-3.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-10.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.31-3.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.31-3.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.0.53-29.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.30-4.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.30-lp151.3.6.1
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Tomcatv5Range: 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_engineering_data_management:6.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_infrastructure_technology:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:instantis_enterprisetrack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=17.1,<=17.3
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:micros_relate_crm_software:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=4.0.11.5331
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_order_broker:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:transportation_management:6.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
29- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xcj-c8cr-8c3cghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8b4c1db8300117b28a0f3f743c0b9e3f964687a690cdf9662a884bbd%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3EnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
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- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17563ghsaADVISORY
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/43nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48c1444845fe15a823e1374674bfc297d5008a5453788099ea14caf0%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6ccee4e849bc77df0840c7f853f6bd09d426f6741247da2b7429d5d9%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/raba0fabaf4d56d4325ab2aca8814f0b30a237ab83d8106b115ee279a%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/reb9a66f176df29b9a832caa95ebd9ffa3284e8f4922ec4fa3ad8eb2e%40%3Cissues.cxf.apache.org%3Envd
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