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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.3

CVE-2006-0254 json

Apache Geronimo console 1.0 vulnerable to cross-site scripting

published 2006-01-18 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-2jxh-3cx8-xw65 , EUVD-2022-2007

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
32.2%
EPSS 32.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Apache Geronimo 1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) time parameter to cal2.jsp and (2) any invalid parameter, which causes an XSS when the log file is viewed by the Web-Access-Log viewer.

Patch / fix

  • maven geronimo:geronimo-console-standard 1.1
  • tomcat5 network satellite 5.1, network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh
  • mod_perl network satellite 5.1 2.0.2-12.el4
  • rhn-html network satellite 5.1 5.1.1-7
  • jfreechart network satellite 5.1, network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 0.9.20-3.rhn
  • perl-Crypt-CBC network satellite 5.1, network satellite 5.0 2.24-1.el4
  • jabberd network satellite 4.2 2.0s10-3.37.rhn
  • jabberd network satellite 5.0, network satellite 4.2 2.0s10-3.38.rhn
  • rhn-apache network satellite 4.2 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel3

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0630RHSA-2008:0524RHSA-2008:0261

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-2006-0254 updated

tomcat examples XSS

  • Red Hat Application Server 3AS
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0592
  • Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0161
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, rhn-modperl 1.29-16.rhel4, openmotif21 2.1.30-11.RHEL4.6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0261
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) rhn-html 5.1.1-7, mod_perl 2.0.2-12.el4, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0630
  • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) jabberd 2.0s10-3.37.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el3, rhn-modperl 1.29-16.rhel3, openmotif21 2.1.30-9.RHEL3.8, +4 more Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd 2.0s10-3.38.rhn, jfreechart 0.9.20-3.rhn, tomcat5 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh, perl-Crypt-CBC 2.24-1.el4, rhn-modperl 1.29-16.rhel4, openmotif21 2.1.30-11.RHEL4.6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0524

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27096)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

32.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27096 Apache Geronimo 1.0 - Error Page Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2006-01-16
  • EDB-27095 Apache Tomcat / Geronimo 1.0 - 'Sample Script cal2.jsp?time' Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2006-01-16
  • oliverkarow.de http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/geronimo_css.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16260 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • issues.apache.org http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1474 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 geronimo:geronimo-console-standard
<1.1
1.1

Classification

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

References

Sources

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