CVE•Published 2019-12-23•Modified 2026-10-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2019-17563Apache · Tomcat

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 4% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-384Session Fixation

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.

Timeline

Published 2019-12-23

Modified 2026-10-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

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 tag40 hosts

vuln:CVE-2019-17563

Hosts 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-2019-17563