Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2008-1232 — Cross-site Scripting in Apache Tomcat

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting7 documents7 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
38.1%
top 2.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Apache Tomcat
Timeline
PublishedAug 4
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDapache/tomcat4.1.0 — 4.1.37+2

Patches

Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Apache Tomcat Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability↗2022-05-01
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GHSA
Apache Tomcat Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-1232: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4↗2008-08-04
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 - 'HttpServletResponse.sendError()' Cross-Site Scripting↗2008-08-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
tomcat: Cross-Site-Scripting enabled by sendError call↗2008-08-01
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-1232 tomcat: Cross-Site-Scripting enabled by sendError call↗2008-08-01
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CVE-2008-1232 — Cross-site Scripting in Apache Tomcat | cvebase