CVE-2026-108088: CWE-524 Use of cache containing sensitive information in Apache Software Foundation Apache Cocoon
Description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Use of cache containing sensitive information vulnerability in Apache Cocoon. When using the cache on a multi-user application, cached values for one user could be used when serving content for other users. This issue affects Apache Cocoon: all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Cocoon
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-108088 describes a CWE-524 vulnerability in Apache Cocoon where the caching mechanism can expose sensitive information across users in multi-user environments. Since Apache Cocoon is retired, no official patch or fix will be provided. The vulnerability affects all versions of Apache Cocoon, and the risk arises from cached values being reused improperly between users.
Potential Impact
Sensitive information cached for one user can be accessed by other users, potentially leading to unauthorized disclosure of confidential data. This impacts confidentiality in multi-user deployments of Apache Cocoon. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix is available as the project is retired. Users should either migrate to a supported alternative or restrict access to the Apache Cocoon instance to trusted users only to mitigate exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-09T12:25:37.471Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad743942cdf04f6561fc71a
Added to database: 10/20/2026, 10:33:56 UTC
Last enriched: 10/20/2026, 10:48:29 UTC
Last updated: 10/20/2026, 22:33:06 UTC
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