CVE-2010-4172Tomcat XSS
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Tomcat
Published May 14, 2022 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Also known as GHSA-c78g-qwpw-2jgv
Key Facts
Routine patching- CVE-2010-4172 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3 v2) affecting Tomcat (Apache), org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven), tomcat6-admin-webapps (oracle) and 22 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
- EPSS estimates a 42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including ant 0:1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el4, ant 0:1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5, ant 0:1.7.1-14.ep5.el6.
- Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.
Scores
CVSS v2
4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
42%
Higher than 98.6% of all scored CVEs
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
ATLAS score
39/100
Publication score, see How it works
Exploitation Verdict
KEV listed
Not listed
Federal due date
None
No federal due date
Ransomware use
Not reported
Attributed actors
None named
Exploit & Defence Guidance
Exploit maturity
Proof of concept
Public exploit code
1
Proof-of-concept links
In-the-wild evidence
1
Reports of active use
Advisories And Exploit References
- advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4172
- advisoryRHSA-2011:0791
- advisoryRHSA-2011:0896
- advisoryRHSA-2011:0897
- advisory42337
- advisoryGHSA advisory
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Manager application in Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 through 6.0.29 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) orderBy or (2) sort parameter to sessionsList.jsp, or unspecified input to (3) sessionDetail.jsp or (4) java/org/apache/catalina/manager/JspHelper.java, related to use of untrusted web applications.
Affected Products
183 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| TomcatApache | 6.0.12, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.15, 6.0.16, 6.0.17, 6.0.18, 6.0.19 | n/a |
| org.apache.tomcat:tomcatmaven | >= 7.0.0 | 7.0.5 |
| tomcat6-admin-webappsoracle | See advisory | 6.0.24-33.el6 |
| tomcat6oracle | See advisory | 6.0.24-33.el6 |
| tomcat6-docs-webapporacle | See advisory | 6.0.24-33.el6 |
Patched Releases
ant
0:1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el4, 0:1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5, 0:1.7.1-14.ep5.el6
antlr
0:2.7.7-7.ep5.el4, 0:2.7.7-7.ep5.el5, 0:2.7.7-7.ep5.el6
bcel
0:5.2-8.1.ep5.el4
cglib
0:2.2-5.1.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el5, 0:2.2-5.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4, 0:2.2-5.4.ep5.el6
dom4j
0:1.6.1-11.1.ep5.el6, 0:1.6.1-11.ep5.el4, 0:1.6.1-11.ep5.el5
ecj
1:3.3.1.1-3.2.2.jdk6.ep5.el4
ecj3
1:3.3.1.1-3.1.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el5, 1:3.3.1.1-4.ep5.el6
glassfish-jaf
0:1.1.0-6.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4
glassfish-javamail
0:1.4.2-0.4.ep5.el4
glassfish-jsf
0:1.2_13-2.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4, 0:1.2_13-3.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el5, 0:1.2_13-3.1.4.ep5.el6
hibernate3
1:3.3.2-1.4.GA_CP04.ep5.el5, 1:3.3.2-1.5.GA_CP04.ep5.el4, 1:3.3.2-1.8.GA_CP04.ep5.el6
hibernate3-annotations
0:3.4.0-3.2.GA_CP04.ep5.el5, 0:3.4.0-3.3.GA_CP04.ep5.el4, 0:3.4.0-3.5.GA_CP04.ep5.el6
hibernate3-commons-annotations
0:3.1.0-1.8.ep5.el4, 0:3.1.0-1.8.ep5.el5, 0:3.1.0-1.8.ep5.el6
hibernate3-ejb-persistence
3.0-api-1:1.0.2-3.1.jdk6.ep5.el5, 3.0-api-1:1.0.2-3.3.ep5.el6, 3.0-api-1:1.0.2-3.jdk6.ep5.el4
hibernate3-entitymanager
0:3.4.0-4.3.GA_CP04.ep5.el4, 0:3.4.0-4.3.GA_CP04.ep5.el5, 0:3.4.0-4.4.GA_CP04.ep5.el6
httpd
0:2.2.17-11.1.ep5.el5, 0:2.2.17-11.2.ep5.el6
httpd22
0:2.2.17-14.ep5.el4
jakarta-commons-beanutils
0:1.8.0-4.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4, 0:1.8.0-4.1.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el5, 0:1.8.0-9.ep5.el6
jakarta-commons-chain
0:1.2-2.2.1.ep5.el5, 0:1.2-2.2.2.ep5.el6, 0:1.2-2.2.ep5.el4
jakarta-commons-codec
0:1.3-12.1.ep5.el6, 0:1.3-9.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4, 0:1.3-9.2.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el5
jakarta-commons-collections
0:3.2.1-4.1.ep5.el5, 0:3.2.1-4.ep5.el4, 0:3.2.1-4.ep5.el6
jakarta-commons-daemon
1:1.0.5-1.1.ep5.el6, 1:1.0.5-1.ep5.el4, 1:1.0.5-1.ep5.el5
jakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc
1:1.0.5-1.4.ep5.el4, 1:1.0.5-1.4.ep5.el5, 1:1.0.5-1.4.ep5.el6
jakarta-commons-dbcp
0:1.2.1-16.2.ep5.el6, 0:1.2.1-16.4.ep5.el4, 0:1.2.1-16.4.ep5.el5
jakarta-commons-digester
0:1.8.1-8.1.1.1.ep5.el6, 0:1.8.1-8.1.jdk6.ep5.el4, 0:1.8.1-8.1.jdk6.ep5.el5
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
May 14, 2022
Last updated
Aug 7, 2024
Weakness Type
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
References
- advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE-2010-4172
- advisoryRHSA-2011:0791
- advisoryRHSA-2011:0896
- advisoryRHSA-2011:0897
- advisory42337
FAQ
Common Questions.
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Manager application in Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 through 6.0.29 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) orderBy or (2) sort parameter to sessionsList.jsp, or unspecified input to (3) sessionDetail.jsp or (4)…
Affected: Tomcat (Apache) versions 6.0.12, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.15, 6.0.16, 6.0.17, 6.0.18, 6.0.19; org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (maven) versions >= 7.0.0; tomcat6-admin-webapps (oracle), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including ant 0:1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el4, ant 0:1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5, ant 0:1.7.1-14.ep5.el6.
Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.
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