CVE-2007-2449: Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerabilities in Examples Web Application

org.apache.tomcat:tomcat Updated 02 Oct 2025

Summary

01/05/2022

Disclosed on

CVE-2007-2449

CVE

No i

Fix available

Moderate

Severity

Not published

CVSS Score

CVE-2007-2449: Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerabilities in Examples Web Application. Affects org.apache.tomcat:tomcat across 4 version ranges.

>= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.6 >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.30 >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.24 >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.13

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Background

Apache Tomcat is an open-source web server and servlet container that is used to serve Java applications. It provides a Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) environment for running web applications. The examples web application is included with Apache Tomcat and is used to demonstrate various features and functionalities of the server. This vulnerability affects Apache Tomcat versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0 through 4.1.36, 5.0.0 through 5.0.30, 5.5.0 through 5.5.24, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13.

Vulnerability Detail

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been discovered in certain JSP files within the examples web application of Apache Tomcat. These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the application. The vulnerabilities are triggered by the portion of the URI after the ';' character. An attacker can craft a URI containing a 'snp/snoop.jsp;' sequence to exploit this vulnerability.

How To Fix

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Workaround

There is no known workaround for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the security updates provided by the Apache Tomcat project.

Conclusion

Apache Tomcat is affected by multiple XSS vulnerabilities in the examples web application. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. It is important to upgrade to a patched version of Apache Tomcat and apply the provided security updates to mitigate the risk. For further support on vulnerability remediation, please contact DevNack.com.

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