XSS in Apache Tomcat
CVE-2009-0781
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.091 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.091 · newest: 0.091 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Tomcat — versions 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html (Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6564 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg01246.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2207 (vendor-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49213 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/37460 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3056 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0781?
- CVE-2009-0781 is a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2009-03-09.
- Is CVE-2009-0781 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.