Apache Tomcat up to 5.5.1 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat up to 5.5.1 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in certain JSP files in the examples web application 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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the portion of the URI after the ; character, as demonstrated by a URI containing a "snp/snoop.jsp;" sequence.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2007. The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2007 with JPCERT (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tomcat.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2449 since 05/02/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67536 (Oracle Linux 5 : tomcat (ELSA-2007-0569)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42608) and Tenable (67536). The entries 1867, 3133, 3141 and 3256 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 67536
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : tomcat (ELSA-2007-0569)
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OpenVAS ID: 861516
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: tomcat.apache.org
Organization: JPCERT
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CVE: CVE-2007-2449 (🔍)
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X-Force: 42608
SecurityTracker: 1018245
Vulnerability Center: 15428 - Apache Software Foundation Tomcat XSS vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24476 - Apache Tomcat JSP Example Web Applications Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 26076
OSVDB: 36080 - Apache Tomcat JSP Examples Crafted URI XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-2213

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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2019 18:59
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (89), 07/20/2019 18:59 (3)
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