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CVE-2007-5333

MediumPublic exploit

Exposure of Sensitive Information in Apache Tomcat

Published May 1, 2022 · Updated Apr 9, 2025 · Also known as GHSA-cww4-vj5r-rx57

Key Facts

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  • CVE-2007-5333 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.0 v2) affecting Tomcat (Apache), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven), tomcat5-admin-webapps (oracle) and 22 more products.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including ant 0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, Tomcat 4.1.36, avalon-logkit 0:1.2-2jpp_4rh.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v2

5.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

63%

Higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 5.5.0 through 5.5.25, and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36 does not properly handle (1) double quote (") characters or (2) %5C (encoded backslash) sequences in a cookie value, which might cause sensitive information such as session IDs to be leaked to remote attackers and enable session hijacking attacks. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3385.

Affected Products

35 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
TomcatApacheSee advisory4.1.36
org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven>= 6.0.04.1.37
tomcat5-admin-webappsoracleSee advisory5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
tomcat5-common-liboracleSee advisory5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
tomcat5oracleSee advisory5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2
20 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

ant

0:1.6.5-1jpp_1rh

Tomcat

4.1.36

avalon-logkit

0:1.2-2jpp_4rh

axis

0:1.2.1-1jpp_3rh

classpathx-jaf

0:1.0-2jpp_6rh

classpathx-mail

0:1.1.1-2jpp_8rh

geronimo-specs

0:1.0-0.M4.1jpp_10rh

jakarta-commons-modeler

0:2.0-3jpp_2rh

log4j

0:1.2.12-1jpp_1rh

mx4j

1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat

4.1.36, 4.1.37, 5.5.25, 5.5.26, 6.0.15

pcsc-lite

0:1.3.3-3.el4

rhpki-ca

0:7.3.0-20.el4

rhpki-java-tools

0:7.3.0-10.el4

rhpki-kra

0:7.3.0-14.el4

rhpki-manage

0:7.3.0-19.el4

rhpki-native-tools

0:7.3.0-6.el4

rhpki-ocsp

0:7.3.0-13.el4

rhpki-tks

0:7.3.0-13.el4

tomcat5

0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16, 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.6.ep5.el5, 0:5.5.23-1.patch07.19.ep5.el4, 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2

tomcat5-admin-webapps

5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2

tomcat5-common-lib

5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2

tomcat5-jasper

5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2

tomcat5-jasper-javadoc

5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2

tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api

5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_3.2

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    May 1, 2022

  2. Last updated

    Apr 9, 2025

Weakness Type

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

15 more references in the full CVE brief

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