medium
4.3
CWE
79 NVD-CWE-Other
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-2449: XSS

First published: Thu Jun 14 2007(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=6.0.0<=6.0.13
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=5.5.0<=5.5.24
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=5.0.0<=5.0.30
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=4.0.0<=4.0.6
Tomcat<=4.1.36
Tomcat=4.0.0
Tomcat=4.0.1
Tomcat=4.0.2
Tomcat=4.0.3
Tomcat=4.0.4
Tomcat=4.0.5
Tomcat=5.0.0
Tomcat=5.0.1
Tomcat=5.0.2
Tomcat=5.0.3
Tomcat=5.0.4
Tomcat=5.0.5
Tomcat=5.0.6
Tomcat=5.0.7
Tomcat=5.0.8
Tomcat=5.0.9
Tomcat=5.0.10
Tomcat=5.0.11
Tomcat=5.0.12
Tomcat=5.0.13
Tomcat=5.0.14
Tomcat=5.0.15
Tomcat=5.0.16
Tomcat=5.0.17
Tomcat=5.0.18
Tomcat=5.0.19
Tomcat=5.0.21
Tomcat=5.0.22
Tomcat=5.0.23
Tomcat=5.0.24
Tomcat=5.0.25
Tomcat=5.0.26
Tomcat=5.0.27
Tomcat=5.0.28
Tomcat=5.0.29
Tomcat=5.0.30
Tomcat=5.5.0
Tomcat=5.5.1
Tomcat=5.5.2
Tomcat=5.5.3
Tomcat=5.5.4
Tomcat=5.5.5
Tomcat=5.5.6
Tomcat=5.5.7
Tomcat=5.5.8
Tomcat=5.5.9
Tomcat=5.5.10
Tomcat=5.5.11
Tomcat=5.5.12
Tomcat=5.5.13
Tomcat=5.5.14
Tomcat=5.5.15
Tomcat=5.5.16
Tomcat=5.5.17
Tomcat=5.5.18
Tomcat=5.5.19
Tomcat=5.5.20
Tomcat=5.5.21
Tomcat=5.5.22
Tomcat=6.0.0
Tomcat=6.0.1
Tomcat=6.0.2
Tomcat=6.0.3
Tomcat=6.0.4
Tomcat=6.0.5
Tomcat=6.0.6
Tomcat=6.0.7
Tomcat=6.0.8
Tomcat=6.0.10
Tomcat=6.0.11
Tomcat=6.0.12
Tomcat=6.0.13

Remedy

http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-2449?

    The severity of CVE-2007-2449 is classified as medium due to its potential for cross-site scripting attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-2449?

    To fix CVE-2007-2449, upgrade to a version of Apache Tomcat that is not affected, such as versions later than 6.0.13.

  • What versions of Apache Tomcat are affected by CVE-2007-2449?

    CVE-2007-2449 affects Apache Tomcat versions from 4.0.0 to 6.0.13 inclusive.

  • What types of attacks can be executed due to CVE-2007-2449?

    CVE-2007-2449 allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by injecting arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

  • Are there any workarounds for CVE-2007-2449?

    Temporary workarounds for CVE-2007-2449 may include sanitizing user inputs and validating output to mitigate the risk of XSS attacks.

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