CVE-2009-0781

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.82% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127420533226623&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:138 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6564 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136485229118404&w=2 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49213 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056 vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35788 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469267822771&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1856 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11041 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42368 third party advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01156.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19345 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01216.html vendor advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=129070310906557&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:136 vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-263529-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501538/100/0/threaded mailing list
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-2009-0781?
CVE-2009-0781 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0781?
To fix CVE-2009-0781, 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-2009-0781 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0781 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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