CVE-2008-1232

Summary

CVECVE-2008-1232
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-04 01:41:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 02:18:00 UTC
DescriptionCross-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.31 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 4.1.36 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 5.5.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.13 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Application Apache Tomcat All All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.32 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.34 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.37 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.26 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.32 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.34 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 4.1.37 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 5.5.26 All All All
Application Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6.0.16 All All All

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