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TI-2003-00040 Aliases CVE-2003-0044GHSA-5hgm-qm5m-5vmw

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the (1) examples and (2) ROOT web…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the (1) examples and (2) ROOT web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 3.x through 3.3.1a allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script or HTML.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09133 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): 3.3.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)3.0 to before 3.3.23.3.2Patch availableGHSA-5hgm-qm5m-5vmw
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0 to before 3.3.2 Fixed in 3.3.2 Patch available GHSA-5hgm-qm5m-5vmw

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.4VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1aVulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:3.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1a Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5hgm-qm5m-5vmw org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0044
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hgm-qm5m-5vmw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 3

  • TI-2025-18529 Apache Tomcat: Potential RCE and/or information disclosure and/or information corruption with partial PUT KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2020-01862 Improper privilege management in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07192 Improper access control in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-09340 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-26741 Apache Tomcat: Fix for CVE-2026-29146 allowed bypass of EncryptInterceptor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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