QID 150541

Date Published: 2022-07-07

QID 150541: Apache Tomcat Cross-Site Scripting(XSS) Vulnerability (CVE-2022-34305)

Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation.

In affected versions of Apache Tomcat, the Form authentication example in the examples web application displayed user provided data without filtering, exposing a XSS vulnerability.

Affected Versions:
Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M16
Apache Tomcat 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.22
Apache Tomcat 9.0.30 to 9.0.64
Apache Tomcat 8.5.50 to 8.5.81

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends a HTTP GET request to a invalid URL and based on the response confirms the vulnerable instance of Apache Tomcat running on the host.

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive, browser-based information.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to upgrade Apache Tomcat to new version to remediate this vulnerability. For more information please refer to Apache Tomcat Security Advisory.

Vendor References

Apache Tomcat - lists.apache.org/thread/k04zk0nq6w57m72w5gb0r6z9ryhmvr4k

CVEs related to QID 150541

CVE-2022-34305 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Apache Tomcat			lists.apache.org/thread/k04zk0nq6w57m72w5gb0r6z9ryhmvr4k

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