GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-23hv-mwm6-g8jf Apache Tomcat Session Fixation vulnerability
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-55668
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina, org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-384
- Reviewed
- 2025-08-13
Affected packages
• Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 → fixed in 11.0.8
• Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina: >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.42 → fixed in 10.1.42
• Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina: >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.106 → fixed in 9.0.106
• Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: >= 11.0.0-M1, < 11.0.8 → fixed in 11.0.8
• Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: >= 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.42 → fixed in 10.1.42
• Maven org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core: >= 9.0.0.M1, < 9.0.106 → fixed in 9.0.106
Description
Session Fixation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via rewrite valve.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.7, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.41, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.105.
Older, EOL versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.8, 10.1.42 or 9.0.106, which fix the issue.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-55668 Session Fixation vulnerability in Apache Tomcat via rewrite valve. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-384 Session Fixation weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55668 advisory
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/8621e4c6ba2c916a41eb34cb0f781171ead33fb6 web
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/90306d971bb8b8393336d893644124fb2ca11d21 web
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/9c3673ba04009377cb0c81ccb6cf5078aec1aa95 web
- https://github.com/apache/tomcat package
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/v6bknr96rl7l1qxkl1c03v0qdvbbqs47 web
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html web
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html web
- https://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/13/3 web