PT-2008-3473 · Apache+2 · Apache Tomcat+2
Published
2008-06-04
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Updated
2023-02-13
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CVE-2008-1947
CVSS v4.0
5.3
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.9 through 5.5.26
Apache Tomcat versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.16
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the
name parameter (also known as the hostname attribute) to the host-manager/html/add endpoint. This occurs because the Host Manager web application did not properly escape user-provided data before including it in the output, enabling a XSS attack. The application now filters the data before use.Recommendations
For Apache Tomcat versions 5.5.9 through 5.5.26, consider updating to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk.
For Apache Tomcat versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.16, consider updating to a version outside of this range to mitigate the risk.
As a temporary workaround, logging out (closing the browser) of the Host Manager web application once management tasks have been completed may help mitigate the issue.
Exploit
Fix
XSS
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Apache Tomcat
Hp-Ux
Red Hat