Apache Tomcat cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apache Tomcat (Application Server Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. 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) examples and (2) ROOT web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 3.x through 3.3.1a allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script or HTML.

The weakness was presented 01/25/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0044. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50526 (Apache Tomcat 3.x < 3.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11196), Tenable (50526), SecurityFocus (BID 6720†), OSVDB (9204†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6336†). See VDB-20119, VDB-20120, VDB-20121 and VDB-38185 for similar entries.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 50526
Nessus Name: Apache Tomcat 3.x < 3.3.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 860922
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for icu FEDORA-2016-db6ea7f449
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0044 (🔍)
X-Force: 11196
SecurityFocus: 6720 - Apache Tomcat Example Web Application Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 7972
OSVDB: 9204 - Apache Tomcat ROOT Application XSS
Vulnerability Center: 6336

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Created: 04/12/2016 03:08 PM
Updated: 07/06/2024 02:09 AM
Changes: 04/12/2016 03:08 PM (55), 10/04/2018 04:26 PM (6), 07/13/2022 05:14 PM (3), 07/13/2022 05:21 PM (1), 07/06/2024 02:09 AM (16)
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