Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting tomcat-jsp-2_3-api package, versions <9.0.20-3.24.2


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 0.92% (83rd percentile)
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NVD
6.1 medium
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SUSE
6.3 medium
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Red Hat
5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES150-TOMCATJSP23API-2745030
  • published 14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 25 Jun 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 tomcat-jsp-2_3-api to version 9.0.20-3.24.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tomcat-jsp-2_3-api package and not the tomcat-jsp-2_3-api package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

The SSI printenv command in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.93 echoes user provided data without escaping and is, therefore, vulnerable to XSS. SSI is disabled by default. The printenv command is intended for debugging and is unlikely to be present in a production website.