CVE-2009-2696 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2696?

CVE-2009-2696 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, published on 5 Aug 2010. 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 jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2696?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Tomcat.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2696?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2009-2696 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2696 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-x75h-2jg7-ffxw.