{"answers":{"affected":"6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1232 exists.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.38, 5.5.27 or 6.0.17.","what":"CVE-2008-1232 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 4 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1232 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2008-1232 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 4 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1232 exists.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 4.1.0; fixed in 4.1.38\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 4.1.0; fixed in 4.1.38\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 5.5.0; fixed in 5.5.27\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 5.5.0; fixed in 5.5.27\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.0.17\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.0.17\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1232/index.md)","id":"CVE-2008-1232","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1232/index.md","name":"CVE-2008-1232","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Apache Tomcat","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted strings in error messages, potentially compromising user sessions.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"redhat","cpe":[{"product":"tomcat","vendor":"apache"}],"cvss":{"score":4.3,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","version":"2.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":1,"first_seen":"2008-08-01","github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2008-08-01","kind":"exploitdb","ref":"32138","stars":null,"title":"Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 - 'HttpServletResponse.sendError()' Cross-Site Scripting"}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Apache Tomcat Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability","id":"CVE-2008-1232","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":"apache:tomcat","products":["apache:tomcat"],"type":"xss","year":"2008"},"n_packages":6,"n_references":65,"next":{"headline":"Code injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2008-1233"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["4.1.38"],"introduced":["4.1.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["4.1.38"],"introduced":["4.1.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","source":"GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.5.27"],"introduced":["5.5.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.5.27"],"introduced":["5.5.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","source":"GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["6.0.17"],"introduced":["6.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["6.0.17"],"introduced":["6.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","source":"GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx"}],"prev":{"headline":"Path traversal in n/a","id":"CVE-2008-1231"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2008-08-04","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Apache Tomcat Path Equivalence","id":"CVE-2025-24813","kev_date_added":"2025-04-01","published":"2025-03-10"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2016-8735","kev_date_added":"2023-05-12","published":"2017-04-06"},{"cvss_score":8.1,"headline":"Apache Tomcat Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2017-12617","kev_date_added":"2022-03-25","published":"2017-10-03"},{"cvss_score":8.1,"headline":"Apache Tomcat on Windows Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2017-12615","kev_date_added":"2022-03-25","published":"2017-09-19"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Apache Tomcat Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data","id":"CVE-2026-34486","kev_date_added":"2026-08-04","published":"2026-04-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Tomcat: HTTP/2 no-authority bypass of strict SNI validation - CVE-2026-32990 fix incomplete","id":"CVE-2026-65637","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apache Tomcat: Limited replay attack possible with DIGEST authentication","id":"CVE-2026-65905","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-25"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"GPL-2.0-or-later","name":"Exploit-DB"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-07","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted strings in error messages, potentially compromising user sessions.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1232/"}