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.
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | tomcat6 +8 | 6.0.24-33.el6 | RHSA-2011:0791 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | ant | 1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | ant-commons-net | 1.7.1-14.ep5.el6 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | ant-jmf +16 | 1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | antlr | 2.7.7-7.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | bcel | 5.2-8.1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | cglib | 2.2-5.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | dom4j | 1.6.1-11.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | ecj | 1:3.3.1.1-3.2.2.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | ecj3 | 1:3.3.1.1-3.1.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | glassfish-jaf | 1.1.0-6.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | glassfish-javamail | 1.4.2-0.4.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | glassfish-jsf | 1.2_13-2.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | hibernate3 +1 | 1:3.3.2-1.4.GA_CP04.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | hibernate3-annotations +1 | 3.4.0-3.2.GA_CP04.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | hibernate3-commons-annotations +1 | 3.1.0-1.8.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | hibernate3-ejb-persistence-3.0-api +1 | 1:1.0.2-3.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | hibernate3-entitymanager +1 | 3.4.0-4.3.GA_CP04.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | httpd +2 | 2.2.17-11.1.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | httpd-tools | 2.2.17-11.2.ep5.el6 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | httpd22 +6 | 2.2.17-14.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-beanutils | 1.8.0-4.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-chain | 1.2-2.2.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-codec | 1.3-9.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-collections +1 | 3.2.1-4.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-daemon | 1:1.0.5-1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-daemon-jsvc | 1:1.0.5-1.4.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-dbcp +1 | 1.2.1-16.2.ep5.el6 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-digester | 1.8.1-8.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-el | 1.0-19.2.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-fileupload | 1:1.1.1-7.4.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-httpclient | 1:3.1-1.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-io | 1.4-1.3.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-launcher | 1.1-4.6.1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-logging +1 | 1.1.1-0.4.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-logging-jboss | 1.1-10.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-modeler | 2.0-4.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-pool +1 | 1.3-11.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-commons-validator | 1.3.1-7.5.1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-oro | 2.0.8-3.3.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jakarta-taglibs-standard | 1.1.1-9.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | javassist | 3.12.0-1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jboss-common-core | 2.2.17-1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jboss-common-logging-jdk +1 | 2.1.2-1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jboss-javaee +3 | 5.0.1-2.9.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jcommon | 1.0.16-1.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | jfreechart | 1.0.13-2.3.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | log4j | 1.2.14-18.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | mod_cluster +5 | 1.0.10-2.GA_CP01.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | mod_jk +2 | 1.2.31-1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | mod_ssl | 1:2.2.17-11.1.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | mod_ssl22 | 1:2.2.17-14.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | mx4j | 1:3.0.1-9.3.4.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | objectweb-asm | 3.1-5.3.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | objectweb-asm31 | 3.1-12.1.ep5.el6 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | regexp | 1.5-1.2.1.jdk6.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | struts12 | 1.2.9-3.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat-jkstatus-ant | 1.2.31-2.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat-native | 1.1.20-2.0.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat5 +12 | 5.5.33-14_patch_04.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | tomcat6 +9 | 6.0.32-14_patch_03.ep5.el6 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | xalan-j2 | 2.7.1-5.3_patch_04.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | xerces-j2 | 2.9.1-3.patch01.1.ep5.el4 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | xml-commons +3 | 1.3.04-7.10.jdk6.ep5.el5 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 | xml-commons-which10 +4 | 1.3.04-7.14.ep5.el6 | RHSA-2011:0897 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 - 'sort' / 'orderBy' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-35011 · remote · Nov 22, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.5 | 7.0.5 | GHSA-c78g-qwpw-2jgv |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | >= 6.0.12, <= 6.0.29 | — | GHSA-c78g-qwpw-2jgv |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2011:0897 Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1.0.2 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
- RHSA-2011:0791 Red Hat Security Advisory: tomcat6 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 5, 2026
References
- USN-1048-1 vendor-advisory
- 42337 third-party-advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1037778
- 20101122 [SECURITY] CVE-2010-4172: Apache Tomcat Manager application XSS vulnerability mailing-list
- 45022 third-party-advisory
- tomcat-sessionlist-xss(63422) vdb-entry
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656246
- ADV-2010-3047 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3 vendor-advisory
- 20101122 [SECURITY] CVE-2010-4172: Apache Tomcat Manager application XSS vulnerability mailing-list
- RHSA-2011:0897 vendor-advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
- 57126 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0791 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0203 vdb-entry
- 1024764 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2011:0896 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- HPSBST02955 vendor-advisory
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5098550.html
- 43019 third-party-advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1037779
- 45015 vdb-entry