CVE-2010-4172

Summary

CVECVE-2010-4172
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-26 20:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Manager application in Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 through 6.0.29 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) orderBy or (2) sort parameter to sessionsList.jsp, or unspecified input to (3) sessionDetail.jsp or (4) java/org/apache/catalina/manager/JspHelper.java, related to use of untrusted web applications.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 6.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 6.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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Apache Tomcat 'sort' and 'orderBy' Parameters Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
USN-1048-1: Tomcat vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Bug 656246 – CVE-2010-4172 tomcat: cross-site-scripting vulnerability in the manager application af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apache Tomcat Manager Input Validation Hole in 'sessionList.jsp' Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Novell Sentinel Log Manager Java and Tomcat Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1037779 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Ubuntu update for tomcat6 - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1037778 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3 OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.0.1 (1.2 Hot Fix 1) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Apache Tomcat Manager "sort" and "orderBy" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBST02955 rev.1 - HP XP P9000 Performance Advisor Software, 3rd party Software' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
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Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MITRE access.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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