Apache Tomcat up to 6.0.16 Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apache Tomcat. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument Name causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-1947. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apache Tomcat (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument name 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.26 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter (aka the hostname attribute) to host-manager/html/add.

The bug was discovered 06/02/2008. The weakness was disclosed 06/04/2008 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1947 since 04/24/2008. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33435 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : tomcat55 (tomcat55-5385)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116251 (Sun Solaris Tomcat Directory Traversal and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (1020086.1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6442.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44776), Tenable (33435), SecurityFocus (BID 31681†), OSVDB (45905†) and Secunia (SA30500†). The entries VDB-36812, VDB-40924, VDB-40923 and VDB-40501 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Tomcat

Version

• 5.5.9
• 5.5.10
• 5.5.11
• 5.5.12
• 5.5.13
• 5.5.14
• 5.5.15
• 5.5.16
• 5.5.17
• 5.5.18
• 5.5.19
• 5.5.20
• 5.5.21
• 5.5.22
• 5.5.23
• 5.5.24
• 5.5.25
• 5.5.26
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.0.16

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33435
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : tomcat55 (tomcat55-5385)
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OpenVAS ID: 61110
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1593-1 (tomcat5.5)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 2010146
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Timelineinfo

04/24/2008 🔍
06/02/2008 +39 days 🔍
06/04/2008 +2 days 🔍
06/04/2008 +0 days 🔍
06/04/2008 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2008 +22 days 🔍
06/30/2008 +4 days 🔍
07/08/2008 +8 days 🔍
10/09/2008 +93 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2349 days 🔍
08/12/2019 +1610 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42637

OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 44776
SecurityFocus: 31681 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30500
OSVDB: 45905 - Apache Tomcat Host Manager cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1020624
Vulnerability Center: 18677 - Apache Tomcat 5.5.9-5.5.26 and 6-6.0.16 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1725

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/12/2019 07:51
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (82), 08/12/2019 07:51 (10)
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