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CVE-2002-15671 exploit

Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerability

Also known as GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
27.1%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script and steal cookies via a URL with encoded newlines followed by a request to a .jsp file whose name contains the script.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

27.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21734 Apache Tomcat 4.1 - JSP Request Cross-Site Scripting · remote · 2002-08-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.apache.tomcat:tomcat
>=4.1.0, <4.1.29
4.1.29

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • tomcat.apache.org /security-4.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vuln-dev/2002-q3/0482.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULN-DEV, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apac · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apa · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1567 · advisory
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@<dev.tomcat.apache.o · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@<dev.tomcat.apache.o · web
  • lists.apache.org /thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@<dev.tomcat.apache. · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20041213160616/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q3/0482.html · web

Sources

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