Tomcat Input Validation Hole in Host Manager Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020624
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020624
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1947
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 4 2008
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Impact: Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of user information
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 6.0.0 - 6.0.16
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Tomcat in the Host Manager application. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The Host Manager web application does not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input before displaying the input. A remote
user can create a specially crafted URL that, when loaded by a target user, will cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by
the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the Tomcat software and will run in the security context
of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any,
associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site
acting as the target user.
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Impact: A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site running the
Tomcat software, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting
as the target user.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (6.0.18).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security.html
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Vendor URL: tomcat.apache.org/security.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Input validation error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:27:47 -0400
Subject: Tomcat
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low: Cross-site scripting CVE-2008-1947
The Host Manager web application did not escape user provided data before including it
in the output. This enabled a XSS attack. This application now filters the data before
use. This issue may be mitigated by logging out (closing the browser) of the
application once the management tasks have been completed.
Affects: 6.0.0-6.0.16
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