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CVE-2008-1947: XSS

First published: Wed May 14 2008(Updated: )

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`.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/tomcat5<0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core>=6.0.0<=6.0.16
6.0.18
maven/org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core>=5.5.9<=5.5.26
5.5.27
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=6.0.0<=6.0.16
6.0.18
maven/org.apache.tomcat:tomcat>=5.5.9<=5.5.26
5.5.27
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=5.5.23
Tomcat=5.5.24
Tomcat=5.5.25
Tomcat=5.5.26
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=6.0.9
Tomcat=6.0.10
Tomcat=6.0.11
Tomcat=6.0.12
Tomcat=6.0.13
Tomcat=6.0.14
Tomcat=6.0.15
Tomcat=6.0.16

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-1947?

    CVE-2008-1947 is classified as a medium severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-1947?

    To mitigate CVE-2008-1947, upgrade Apache Tomcat to version 5.5.27 or 6.0.18 or later.

  • Which versions of Apache Tomcat are affected by CVE-2008-1947?

    CVE-2008-1947 affects Apache Tomcat versions from 5.5.9 to 5.5.26 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.16.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-1947?

    CVE-2008-1947 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allowing attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts.

  • What attack vector does CVE-2008-1947 utilize?

    CVE-2008-1947 can be exploited via the name parameter in the host-manager application.

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