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CVE-2008-1232

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.38145

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available

Sigma rules1 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Affected Products & Versions

3

apache tomcat>= 4.1.0 and <= 4.1.37
apache tomcat>= 5.5.0 and <= 5.5.26
apache tomcat>= 6.0.0 and <= 6.0.16

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Affected Packages

1

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

Maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat MODERATE fixed in 4.1.38

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Public Exploits & PoCs

2

remoteApache Tomcat 6.0.16 - 'HttpServletResponse.sendError()' Cross-Site Scriptingverified

pocwww.securityfocus.com · 30496www.securityfocus.com

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Sigma Hunt Rules

1

Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

productmediumTomcat WebServer Logs Deleted

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Scoring & Timeline

4.3

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Published to NVD04 Aug 2008 · 01:41 AM

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Vendor Advisories

6

rhsaRHSA-2010:0602Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:1007Low
rhsaRHSA-2008:0862Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0648Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0877Moderate
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2008:0864Moderate

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References & Sources

63

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/06/15/ca20090615-02-ca-service-desk-tomcat-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability.aspxBroken Link

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/31379Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31381Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31639Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31865Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31891Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/31982Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/32120Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/32266Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/33797Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/33999Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/34013Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/35474Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/36108Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/37460Broken Link

http://secunia.com/advisories/57126Broken Link

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4098Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216Third Party Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htmThird Party Advisory

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.htmlVendor Advisory

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.htmlVendor Advisory

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.htmlVendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188Third Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495021/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504351/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505556/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020622Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305URL Repurposed

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780URL Repurposed

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823URL Repurposed

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320URL Repurposed

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503URL Repurposed

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1609URL Repurposed

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2194URL Repurposed

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316URL Repurposed

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44155Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11181Tool Signature

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5985Tool Signature

https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=209500Broken Link

https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214095Broken Link

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.htmlThird Party Advisory

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