Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the (1) Manager and (2) Host Manager web applications in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0 through 4.1.36, 5.0.0 through 5.0.30, 5.5.0 through 5.5.24, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a parameter name to manager/html/upload, and other unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | tomcat5.5 | 5.5.20-2etch2 | DSA-1468-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | tomcat5 +10 | 5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | RHSA-2007:0569 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Application Server 2 | tomcat5 +10 | 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 | RHSA-2007:0876 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | jabberd | 2.0s10-3.38.rhn | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | java-1.4.2-ibm +1 | 1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | jfreechart | 0.9.20-3.rhn | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | openmotif21 | 2.1.30-11.RHEL4.6 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | perl-Crypt-CBC | 2.24-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-apache | 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modjk-ap13 | 1.2.23-2rhn.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modperl | 1.29-16.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modssl | 2.8.12-8.rhn.10.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | tomcat5 | 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | jabberd | 2.0s10-3.37.rhn | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | java-1.4.2-ibm +1 | 1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | jfreechart | 0.9.20-3.rhn | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | openmotif21 | 2.1.30-9.RHEL3.8 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | perl-Crypt-CBC | 2.24-1.el3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-apache | 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-modjk-ap13 | 1.2.23-2rhn.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-modperl | 1.29-16.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-modssl | 2.8.12-8.rhn.10.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | tomcat5 | 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | RHSA-2008:0524 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.6 | — | GHSA-5c5p-jxvx-x7j2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.37 | 4.1.37 | GHSA-5c5p-jxvx-x7j2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.30 | — | GHSA-5c5p-jxvx-x7j2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.25 | 5.5.25 | GHSA-5c5p-jxvx-x7j2 |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.14 | 6.0.14 | GHSA-5c5p-jxvx-x7j2 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2008:0524 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0261 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2007:0569 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1468-1 tomcat5.5 Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RHSA-2007:0876 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
References
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- 30908 third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
- 239312 vendor-advisory
- 36079 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1981 vdb-entry
- 30899 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11287 vdb-entry signature
- FEDORA-2007-3456 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-1979 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2007:0569 vendor-advisory
- 20090127 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities (Updated - v1.1) mailing-list
- 1018245 vdb-entry
- 33668 third-party-advisory
- 20090124 CA20090123-01: Cohesion Tomcat Multiple Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 28549 third-party-advisory
- 20070614 [CVE-2007-2450]: Apache Tomcat XSS vulnerability in Manager mailing-list
- APPLE-SA-2008-06-30 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-0233 vdb-entry
- 25678 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:004 vendor-advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- ADV-2007-3386 vdb-entry
- 30802 third-party-advisory
- 27037 third-party-advisory
- SSRT071447 vendor-advisory
- 27727 third-party-advisory
- 24475 vdb-entry
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- tomcat-hostmanager-xss(34868) vdb-entry
- DSA-1468 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0261 vendor-advisory
- 26076 third-party-advisory
- JVN#07100457 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-2213 vdb-entry
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
- http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
- MDKSA-2007:241 vendor-advisory
- 2813 third-party-advisory
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/ mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/ mailing-list