Insecure cookie sharing in Hawtio
It was discovered that the hawtio servlet 1.4 uses a single HttpClient instance to proxy requests with a persistent cookie store (cookies are stored locally and are not passed between the client and the end URL) which means all clients using that proxy are sharing the same cookies.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.hawt:project | < 1.5.0 | 1.5.0 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.hawt:project- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m4j5-hgqq-5jf2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.hawt:project
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 05.2022 06.2023
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 2
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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