Apache Tomcat up to 6.0 HTTP HEAD cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apache Tomcat up to 6.0 (Application Server Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation of the argument HEAD with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the (1) Manager and (2) Host Manager web applications in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0 through 4.1.36, 5.0.0 through 5.0.30, 5.5.0 through 5.5.24, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a parameter name to manager/html/upload, and other unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2007. The weakness was presented 06/15/2007 by Daiki Fukumori with Secure Sky Technology (Website). The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2450 since 05/02/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30060 (Debian DSA-1468-1 : tomcat5.5 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156064 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Tomcat (ELSA-2007-0569)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6248.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34868) and Tenable (30060). See 3256, 4557, 37292 and 38331 for similar entries.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 30060
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1468-1 : tomcat5.5 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60212
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1468-1 (tomcat5.5)
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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: jvn.jp
Researcher: Daiki Fukumori
Organization: Secure Sky Technology
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2450 (🔍)
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X-Force: 34868 - Apache Tomcat Manager and Host Manager cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1018245
Vulnerability Center: 15384 - Apache Tomcat Manager and Host-Manager Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24475 - Apache Tomcat Manager and Host Manager Upload Script Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 28549
OSVDB: 36079 - Apache Tomcat Manager Uploaded Filename XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-2213

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/18/2007 19:39
Updated: 07/20/2019 17:16
Changes: 06/18/2007 19:39 (105), 07/20/2019 17:16 (1)
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