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CVE-2008-1232 Detail

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/06/15/ca20090615-02-ca-service-desk-tomcat-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability.aspx Broken Link 
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4098 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html Vendor Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Vendor Advisory 
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495021/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504351/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505556/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30496 Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020622 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305 URL Repurposed 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 URL Repurposed 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823 URL Repurposed 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320 URL Repurposed 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503 URL Repurposed 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1609 URL Repurposed 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2194 URL Repurposed 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 URL Repurposed 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44155 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11181 Tool Signature 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5985 Tool Signature 
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=209500 Broken Link 
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214095 Broken Link 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1232
NVD Published Date:
08/03/2008
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.