{"answers":{"affected":"6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tomcat:tomcat. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0781 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.apache.tomcat:tomcat to 6.0.20 or later.","what":"CVE-2009-0781 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 9 Mar 2009. 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-2009-0781 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2009-0781 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 9 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0781 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 4.1.0 up to 4.1.39; no fix listed\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 4.1.0 up to 4.1.39; no fix listed\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 5.5.0 up to 5.5.27; no fix listed\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 5.5.0 up to 5.5.27; no fix listed\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.0.20\n- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.0.20\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-2009-0781/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0781/index.md)","id":"CVE-2009-0781","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0781/index.md","name":"CVE-2009-0781","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-j788-fx57-99wp"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Apache Tomcat","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the time parameter in the Tomcat examples calendar application, requiring user interaction.","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 jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.39, 5.5.0 through 5.5.27, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to \"invalid HTML.\"","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Cross-site scripting in Apache Tomcat","id":"CVE-2009-0781","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":"apache:tomcat","products":["apache:tomcat"],"type":"xss","year":"2009"},"n_packages":6,"n_references":42,"next":{"headline":"DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER.","id":"CVE-2009-0782"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["4.1.0"],"last_affected":["4.1.39"],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-j788-fx57-99wp"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["4.1.0"],"last_affected":["4.1.39"],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","source":"GHSA-j788-fx57-99wp"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["5.5.0"],"last_affected":["5.5.27"],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-j788-fx57-99wp"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["5.5.0"],"last_affected":["5.5.27"],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","source":"GHSA-j788-fx57-99wp"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["6.0.20"],"introduced":["6.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-j788-fx57-99wp"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["6.0.20"],"introduced":["6.0.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.apache.tomcat:tomcat","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat","source":"GHSA-j788-fx57-99wp"}],"prev":{"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2009-0780"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2009-03-09","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)"}],"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 via the time parameter in the Tomcat examples calendar application, requiring user interaction.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0781/"}