Tomcat versions 5.5.0 to 5.5.24 and 6.0.0 to 6.0.13 suffer from a cross site scripting vulnerability in the host manager functionality.
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CVE-2007-3386: XSS in Host Manager
Severity:
Low (Cross-site scripting)
Vendor:
The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected:
6.0.0 to 6.0.13
5.5.0 to 5.5.24
Description:
The Host Manager Servlet does not filter user supplied data before
display. This enables an XSS attack.
Mitigation:
Log out (close browser) of the Host Manager application once admin
tasks are complete
Upgrade to 6.0.14
Credit:
This issue was discovered by the NTT OSS CENTER who worked with the
JPCERT/CC to report the vulnerability.
Example:
<form action="http://localhost:8080/host-manager/html/add" method="get">
<input type="hidden" NAME='name' VALUE="aaa">
<input type="hidden" NAME='aliases' VALUE="<script>alert()</script>">
<input type="submit">
</form>
References:
http://tomcat.apache.org/security.html
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