MEDIUM
Tomcat host manager xss - name field
Published Jun 4, 2008
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 9.78%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 5.5.9 through 5.5.26 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter (aka the hostname attribute) to host-manager/html/add.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.5.9
- 5.5.10
- 5.5.11
- 5.5.12
- 5.5.13
- 5.5.14
- 5.5.15
- 5.5.16
- 5.5.17
- 5.5.18
- 5.5.19
- 5.5.20
- 5.5.21
- 5.5.22
- 5.5.23
- 5.5.24
- 5.5.25
- 5.5.26
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.0.7
- 6.0.8
- 6.0.9
- 6.0.10
- 6.0.11
- 6.0.12
- 6.0.13
- 6.0.14
- 6.0.15
- 6.0.16
No data.
RHAPS Version 2 for RHEL 4
tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0862
Red Hat Developer Suite V.3
tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0864
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0648
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.0
tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1007
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1
tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1007
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHAPS Version 2 for RHEL 4 | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0862 |
| Red Hat Developer Suite V.3 | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp_12rh | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0864 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tomcat5-0:5.5.23-0jpp.7.el5_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0648 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.0 | tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1007 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1 | tomcat5-0:5.0.30-0jpp_12rh | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1007 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
5.3 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality None
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality Low
Subsequent System Integrity Low
Subsequent System Availability None
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.78% 0.09776
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09776
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.78% (0.09776) | 95.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.78% (0.09776) | 94.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 59.30% (0.59297) | 98.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.11% (0.49114) | 97.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 53.69% (0.53694) | 97.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.11% (0.49114) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 6.84% (0.06836) | 93.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 4.61% (0.04613) | 92.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 6.34% (0.06343) | 93.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 10.00% (0.09996) | 94.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2024 | 10.91% (0.10906) | 95.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 11.78% (0.11783) | 95.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 14, 2023 | 12.86% (0.12863) | 94.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 21.62% (0.21617) | 95.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 14.47% (0.14468) | 95.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 15.26% (0.15259) | 95.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 17.94% (0.17942) | 95.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 26.27% (0.26266) | 96.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 27.44% (0.27444) | 96.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 27.10% (0.27098) | 96.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.16% (0.18165) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 92.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 92.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 5.24% (0.05242) | 89.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 91.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.34% (0.07344) | 80.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (72)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 24, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1947
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-F98P-9PP6-7Q6C Updated n/a