CVE-2012-3546

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 11.97%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-12-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

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CVE

CVE-2012-3546

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

11.97%

Apache Java

Original Filing — NVD Description

org/apache/catalina/realm/RealmBase.java in Apache Tomcat 6.x before 6.0.36 and 7.x before 7.0.30, when FORM authentication is used, allows remote attackers to bypass security-constraint checks by leveraging a previous setUserPrincipal call and then placing /j_security_check at the end of a URI.