CVE-2008-1232

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 38.22% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020622 third party advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5985 signature vdb entry tool signature
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1609 vdb entry url repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2194 vdb entry url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/34013 third party advisory broken link
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/06/15/ca20090615-02-ca-service-desk-tomcat-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability.aspx broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823 vdb entry url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32120 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11181 signature vdb entry tool signature
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33999 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30496 patch vdb entry exploit third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31865 third party advisory broken link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4098 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214095 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31639 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36108 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31379 third party advisory broken link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320 vdb entry url repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31891 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33797 third party advisory broken link
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=209500 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505556/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305 vdb entry url repurposed
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504351/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35474 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb entry url repurposed
http://secunia.com/advisories/31381 third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503 vdb entry url repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry url repurposed
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44155 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495021/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32266 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%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/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1232?
CVE-2008-1232 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1232?
To fix CVE-2008-1232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1232 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1232 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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