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medium 4.3

CVE-2008-1232 json

Apache Tomcat Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2008-08-04 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx , EUVD-2022-4908

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
75.9%
EPSS 75.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-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.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 4.1.38, 5.5.27, 6.0.17
  • ant certificate system 7.3 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
  • axis certificate system 7.3 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
  • mx4j certificate system 7.3 1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh
  • log4j certificate system 7.3 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh
  • tomcat5 certificate system 7.3 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
  • rhpki-ca certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-20.el4
  • pcsc-lite certificate system 7.3 1.3.3-3.el4
  • rhpki-kra certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-14.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0602RHSA-2008:1007RHSA-2008:0877RHSA-2008:0864RHSA-2008:0862RHSA-2008:0648

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-1232 updated

tomcat: Cross-Site-Scripting enabled by sendError call

  • Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, +5 more Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, +5 more Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0862
  • Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0602
  • Red Hat Developer Suite v.3 (AS v.4) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp_12rh, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp_12rh, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_12rh, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp_12rh, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp_12rh, tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api 5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0864
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0648
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 AS jbossweb 2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 4 ES jbossweb 2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0 for RHEL 5 Server jbossweb 2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 AS jbossweb 2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 4 ES jbossweb 2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for RHEL 5 Server jbossweb 2.0.0-5.CP07.0jpp.ep1.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0877
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_12rh Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:1007

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-32138)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

75.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-32138 Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 - 'HttpServletResponse.sendError()' Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2008-08-01
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30496 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
>=4.1.0, <4.1.38
>=5.5.0, <5.5.27
>=6.0.0, <6.0.17
4.1.38
5.5.27
6.0.17

Classification

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

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.