CVE-2008-1947

Tomcat host manager xss - name field

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de ejecución de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en Apache Tomcat v5.5.9 a la v5.5.26 y v6.0.0 a la v6.0.16, permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web y HTML de su elección a través del parámetro name (también conocido como el atributo hostname) al host-manager/html/add.

Tomcat versions 5.5.9 through 5.5.26 and versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 suffer from a host-manager cross site scripting vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-04-24 CVE Reserved
2008-06-03 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-11-06 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (54)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?l=tomcat-user&m=121244319501278&w=2	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31639	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31865	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31891	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32120	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32266	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33797	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33999	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34013	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126	Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216	X_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492958/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29502	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020624	Vdb Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1725	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42816	Vdb Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11534	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6009	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	2023-02-13
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2	2023-02-13
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/30500	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/30592	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1593	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1947	2008-12-08
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446393	2008-12-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.10 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.10"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.11 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.11"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.12"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.13 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.13"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.14 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.14"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.15 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.15"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.16 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.16"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.17 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.17"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.18 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.18"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.19 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.19"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.20 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.20"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.21 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.21"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.22 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.22"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.23 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.23"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.24 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.24"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.25 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.25"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				5.5.26 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "5.5.26"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.4"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.5 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.5"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.6 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.6"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.7 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.7"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.8 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.8"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.10 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.10"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.11 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.11"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.12"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.13 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.13"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.14 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.14"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.15 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.15"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Tomcat Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat"				6.0.16 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Tomcat" and version "6.0.16"		-		Affected