CVE•Published 2012-11-17•Modified 2026-10-09•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2012-5887Apache · Tomcat
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
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EPSS percentile
96
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The HTTP Digest Access Authentication implementation in Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.36, 6.x before 6.0.36, and 7.x before 7.0.30 does not properly check for stale nonce values in conjunction with enforcement of proper credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sniffing the network for valid requests.
Timeline
Published 2012-11-17
Modified 2026-10-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2012-5887Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Apache Tomcat"All exposed Apache Tomcat instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Tomcat"HTTP body or banner mentions "Tomcat" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2012-5887Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2012-5887Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2012-5887Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2012-5887GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2012-5887" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.