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TI-2005-04568 Aliases CVE-2005-4838GHSA-mxxf-x9fw-f2hv

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for…

Priority LOW 31CWE-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
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) el/functions.jsp, (2) el/implicit-objects.jsp, and (3) jspx/textRotate.jspx in examples/jsp2/, as demonstrated via script in a request to snp/snoop.jsp. NOTE: other XSS issues in the manager were simultaneously reported, but these require admin access and do not cross privilege boundaries.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07854 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

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
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5.6VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0630 Released 2008-08-13 · Red Hat rating Low
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) jfreechart-0.9.20-3.rhn, mod_perl-2.0.2-12.el4, mod_perl-2.0.2-12.el4.i386 +3
  • RHSA-2008:0524 Released 2008-06-30 · Red Hat rating Low
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update
    • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.37.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3.i386 +8
    • Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386 +8
  • RHSA-2008:0261 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386 +8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2007:0340 Released 2007-05-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat security update
    • Red Hat Application Server 3AS tomcat5-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh
    • Red Hat Application Server 3ES tomcat5-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh
    • Red Hat Application Server 3WS tomcat5-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh, tomcat5-webapps-5.0.30-0jpp_5rh

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Application Server 3ASFixed RHSA-2007:0340
Red Hat Application Server 3ESFixed RHSA-2007:0340
Red Hat Application Server 3WSFixed RHSA-2007:0340
Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0261
Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0630
Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0524
Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0524

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4838
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mxxf-x9fw-f2hv

References

Advisory 2

Other 12

  • 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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