CVE-2007-3383 Apache Tomcat SendMailServlet XSS

What is CVE-2007-3383?

CVE-2007-3383 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 25 Jul 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SendMailServlet in the examples web application (examples/jsp/mail/sendmail.jsp) in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field and possibly other fields, related to generation of error messages.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3383?

4 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-2007-3383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2007-3383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-wjwr-3jch-479j.