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)

EPSS: 0.091 (94.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Apache Tomcat — versions 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.