bugtraq - CVE-2007-3384: XSS in Tomcat cookies example

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Message-ID: <46B14D15.8060909@apache.org>
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:18:45 -0400
From: Mark Thomas <markt@...che.org>
To: Tomcat Users List <users@...cat.apache.org>,
	Tomcat Developers List <dev@...cat.apache.org>,
	bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Cc: "CERT(R) Coordination Center" <cert@...t.org>
Subject: CVE-2007-3384: XSS in Tomcat cookies example

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CVE-2007-3384: XSS in Tomcat cookies example

Severity:
Low (Cross-site scripting)

Vendor:
The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected:
3.3 to 3.3.2

Description:
When reporting error messages, Tomcat does not filter user supplied
data before display. This enables an XSS attack.

Mitigation:
Remove examples web application.
Apply patch available from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-33.cgi

Credit:
This issue was discovered by Tomasz Kuczynski, Poznan Supercomputing
and Networking Center, who worked with the CERT/CC to report the
vulnerability.

Example:
http://localhost:8080/examples/servlet/CookieExample
populate Name or Value field with:
<script>alert('XSS reflected');</script>
and submit.

References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security.html
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