CVE-2007-3382Tomcat Information Disclosure
Apache Tomcat treats single quotes as delimiters in cookies
Published May 1, 2022 · Updated Mar 9, 2026 · Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3382, DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3385, DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3386, DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5342, DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5461, DSA-1447-1, DSA-1453-1, GHSA-qff8-g48j-pwpw
Key Facts
Routine patching- CVE-2007-3382 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3 v2) affecting Tomcat (Apache), tomcat5.5 (debian), tomcat5 (debian) and 22 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
- EPSS estimates a 37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including ant 0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit 0:1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis 0:1.2.1-1jpp_3rh.
- Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.
Scores
CVSS v2
4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
37%
Higher than 98.5% of all scored CVEs
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
ATLAS score
38/100
Publication score, see How it works
Exploitation Verdict
KEV listed
Not listed
Federal due date
None
No federal due date
Ransomware use
Not reported
Attributed actors
None named
Exploit & Defence Guidance
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
Public exploit code
1
Proof-of-concept links
In-the-wild evidence
0
Reports of active use
Advisories And Exploit References
- advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3382
- advisoryRHSA-2007:0871
- advisoryRHSA-2007:0876
- advisoryRHSA-2007:0950
- advisoryRHSA-2007:1069
- advisoryRHSA-2008:0195
Description
Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 to 6.0.13, 5.5.0 to 5.5.24, 5.0.0 to 5.0.30, 4.1.0 to 4.1.36, and 3.3 to 3.3.2 treats single quotes ("'") as delimiters in cookies, which might cause sensitive information such as session IDs to be leaked and allow remote attackers to conduct session hijacking attacks.
Affected Products
149 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| TomcatApache | 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.1a, 3.3.2, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.10, 4.1.15 | n/a |
| tomcat5.5debian | See advisory | 5.5.20-2etch1 |
| tomcat5debian | See advisory | 5.0.30-12etch1 |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven | >= 6.0.0 | n/a |
| tomcat5-admin-webappsoracle | See advisory | 5.5.23-0jpp.3.0.2.el5 |
Patched Releases
ant
0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
avalon-logkit
0:1.2-2jpp_4rh
axis
0:1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
berkeleydb
0:2.0.90-1jpp.ep1.1
classpathx-jaf
0:1.0-2jpp_6rh
classpathx-mail
0:1.1.1-2jpp_8rh
geronimo-specs
0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh
hibernate3-annotations
0:3.2.1-1.patch01.1jpp.ep1.2
hibernate3-ejb-persistence
3.0-api-0:3.2.1-1jpp.ep1.1
hibernate3-entitymanager
0:3.2.1-1jpp.ep1.5
jabberd
0:2.0s10-3.38.rhn
jacorb
0:2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.1
jakarta-commons-modeler
0:2.0-3jpp_2rh
jakarta-commons-pool
0:1.2-2jpp_2rh
java
1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3, 1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4
jboss-aop
0:1.5.5-0jpp.ep1.2.1
jboss-cache
0:1.4.1-1.SP3.1jpp.ep1.1
jboss-remoting
0:2.2.2-1jpp.ep1.4
jboss-seam
0:1.2.1-1.ep1.2
jboss-serialization
0:1.0.3-1jpp.ep1.3
jbossas
0:4.2.0-2.CP01.ep1.4
jbossweb
0:2.0.0-2.CP01.0jpp.ep1.4
jbossxb
0:1.0.0-1.CP01.0jpp.ep1.1
jcommon
0:0.9.7-1jpp.el4ep1.1
jfreechart
0:0.9.20-3.rhn, 0:0.9.21-2jpp.el4ep1.1
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
May 1, 2022
Last updated
Mar 9, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE-2007-3382
- advisoryRHSA-2007:0871
- advisoryRHSA-2007:0876
- advisoryRHSA-2007:0950
- advisoryRHSA-2007:1069
FAQ
Common Questions.
Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 to 6.0.13, 5.5.0 to 5.5.24, 5.0.0 to 5.0.30, 4.1.0 to 4.1.36, and 3.3 to 3.3.2 treats single quotes ("'") as delimiters in cookies, which might cause sensitive information such as session IDs to be leaked and allow remote attackers to conduct session hijacking attacks.
Affected: Tomcat (Apache) versions 3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.1a, 3.3.2, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.10, 4.1.15; tomcat5.5 (debian); tomcat5 (debian), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including ant 0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit 0:1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis 0:1.2.1-1jpp_3rh.
Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.
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