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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 (Application Server Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Encoded URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script and steal cookies via a URL with encoded newlines followed by a request to a .jsp file whose name contains the script.
The bug was discovered 08/21/2003. The weakness was shared 10/06/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1567 since 09/18/2003. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47715 (Apache Tomcat 4.1 XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86783 (Apache Tomcat 4.1 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13254) and Tenable (47715). The entries 1096, 1867, 3071 and 11829 are related to this item.
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 47715
Nessus Name: Apache Tomcat 4.1 XSS
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Sources
Vendor: apache.orgAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-1567 (🔍)
X-Force: 13254
Vulnerability Center: 18790 - Apache Tomcat 4.1 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 5542
OSVDB: 9208 - Apache Tomcat .jsp cross-site scripting
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Entry
Created: 08/15/2014 01:04Updated: 06/29/2021 08:57
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:04 (58), 08/13/2019 06:58 (16), 06/29/2021 08:57 (2)
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