National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1947
Original release date:06/04/2008
Last revised:03/04/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.26 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter (aka the hostname attribute) to host-manager/html/add.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification
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External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8130
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-8113
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-7977
External Source: XF
Name: apache-tomcat-hostmanager-xss(42816)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0503
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020624
External Source: BID
Name: 31681
External Source: BID
Name: 29502
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080602 [SECURITY] CVE-2008-1947: Tomcat host-manager XSS vulnerability
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0864
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0862
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0648
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:188
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-0320
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2823
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2780
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-1725
Type: Advisory
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1593
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34013
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33999
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 33797
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32266
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32222
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32120
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31891
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31865
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31639
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30967
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30592
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 30500
Type: Advisory
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6009
External Source: MLIST
Name: [tomcat-user] 20080602 [SECURITY] CVE-2008-1947: Tomcat host-manager XSS vulnerability
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02401
External Source: HP
Name: HPSBUX02401
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2009:004
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2008:014
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-10-09