CVE-2002-1567 Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerability

What is CVE-2002-1567?

CVE-2002-1567 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 19 Sep 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script and steal cookies via a URL with encoded newlines followed by a request to a .jsp file whose name contains the script.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1567?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Tomcat.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1567?

Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 4.1.29 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2002-1567 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1567 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5.