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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2007.0423 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux]
Apache Tomcat cross site scripting vulnerabilities
15 June 2007
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Tomcat 4.0.0 to 4.0.6
Tomcat 4.1.0 to 4.1.36
Tomcat 5.0.0 to 5.0.30
Tomcat 5.5.0 to 5.5.24
Tomcat 6.0.0 to 6.0.13
Publisher: The Apache Software Foundation
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact: Cross-site Scripting
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2007-2449 CVE-2007-2450
Original Bulletin: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
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CVE-2007-2449: Apache Tomcat XSS vulnerabilities in the JSP examples
Severity: low (cross-site scripting)
Vendor:
The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected:
Tomcat 4.0.0 to 4.0.6
Tomcat 4.1.0 to 4.1.36
Tomcat 5.0.0 to 5.0.30
Tomcat 5.5.0 to 5.5.24
Tomcat 6.0.0 to 6.0.13
Description:
The JSP examples web application displays does not escape some user
provided data before including it in the output. This enables a XSS
attack.
Mitigation:
1. Undeploy the examples web application(s).
Example:
http://host:port/jsp-examples/snp/snoop.jsp;<script>alert()</script>test.jsp
Credit:
These issues were discovered by an unknown security researcher and
reported to JPCERT.
References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security.html
Mark Thomas
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CVE-2007-2450: Apache Tomcat XSS vulnerabilities in Manager
Severity: low (cross-site scripting)
Vendor:
The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected:
Tomcat 4.0.0 to 4.0.6
Tomcat 4.1.0 to 4.1.36
Tomcat 5.0.0 to 5.0.30
Tomcat 5.5.0 to 5.5.24
Tomcat 6.0.0 to 6.0.13
Description:
The Manager and Host Manager web applications do not escape some user
provided data before including it in the output. This enables a XSS
attack. The user must be logged in to the Manager or Host Manager web
application.
Mitigation:
1. Log out of the Manager or Host Manager application (close the
browser) once tasks requiring use of the manager have been completed.
Example:
<form action="http://example.com:8080/manager/html/upload"
method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden"
NAME='deployWar";filename="<script>alert()</script>"
Content-Type: image/gif' VALUE="abc">
<input type="submit">
</form>
Credit:
These issues were discovered by Daiki Fukumori, Secure Sky Technology.
References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security.html
Mark Thomas
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