CVE-2007-2449 Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerabilities in Examples Web Application

What is CVE-2007-2449?

CVE-2007-2449 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 14 Jun 2007. 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in certain JSP files in the examples web application 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 attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the portion of the URI after the ';' character, as demonstrated by a URI containing a "snp/snoop.jsp;" sequence.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2449?

8 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-2007-2449?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2007-2449 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2449 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hc39-rjwp-qffq.