CVE-2009-2696

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616717 issue tracking
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1986 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0580.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40813 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2696?
CVE-2009-2696 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2696?
To fix CVE-2009-2696, 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-2009-2696 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2696 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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