CVE-2012-5887

UNRATEDCVSS · not yet scoredElevated
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EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 12%CVSS v2: —Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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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.

CVSS v3
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EchelonGraph score
Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
EG Score
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EG Risk
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EPSS PROB
12%
EPSS %ILE
96%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 17, 2012

Last Modified

August 6, 2024

References (23)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2012-5887(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(12)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatpatch2013-07-01redhat
redhatpatch2013-04-09redhat
redhatpatch2013-03-20redhat
redhatjbossweb-0:7.0.17-4.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el62013-03-14redhat
redhatpatch2013-03-14redhat
redhattomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.38.el5_92013-03-12redhat
redhatjbossweb-0:2.1.13-4_patch_02.ep5.el62013-03-11redhat
redhatpatch2013-03-11redhat
redhattomcat6-0:6.0.24-52.el6_42013-03-11redhat
redhatpatch2013-03-11redhat
redhattomcat6-0:6.0.35-29_patch_06.ep6.el62013-02-19redhat
redhatpatch2013-02-19redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat—7.0.30—

Additional Vendor Advisories

(11)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 17× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-15 03:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-16 02:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-08-12 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-08-08 16:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-06 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-05 19:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-04 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-02 02:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-30 01:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-28 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-27 12:57 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2012-5887?
CVE-2012-5887 is a publicly disclosed vulnerability published on November 17, 2012. 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…
When was CVE-2012-5887 disclosed?
CVE-2012-5887 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 17, 2012, with the most recent update on August 6, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2012-5887 actively exploited?
CVE-2012-5887 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 4.0% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2012-5887?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-5887, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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