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TI-2006-06937 Aliases CVE-2006-7196GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the calendar application example in Apache…

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-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, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the calendar application example in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0 through 4.1.31, 5.0.0 through 5.0.30, and 5.5.0 through 5.5.15 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter to cal2.jsp and possibly unspecified other vectors. NOTE: this may be related to CVE-2006-0254.1.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.72168 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): 4.0.7, 4.1.32, 5.0.31 +1Red 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
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)4.0.0 to before 4.0.74.0.7Patch availableGHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)4.1.0 to before 4.1.324.1.32Patch availableGHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)5.0.0 to before 5.0.315.0.31Patch availableGHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98
—org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)5.5.0 to before 5.5.165.5.16Patch availableGHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.7 Fixed in 4.0.7 Patch available GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.32 Fixed in 4.1.32 Patch available GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.31 Fixed in 5.0.31 Patch available GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98
  • org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.5.0 to before 5.5.16 Fixed in 5.5.16 Patch available GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98

CPE configurations NVD · 54

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.1.31VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.31 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
Show 44 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.7VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.8VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.9VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.10VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.11VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.12VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.13VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.14VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.15VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.16VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.17VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.18VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.19VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.21VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.22VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.23VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.24VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.25VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.26VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.27VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.28VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.29VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.30VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.2VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.4VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.5VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.6VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.7VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.8VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.9VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.10VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.11VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.12VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.13VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.14VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.15VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.12 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.13 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.15 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.16 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.17 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.18 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.19 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.21 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.22 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.23 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.24 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.25 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.26 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.27 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.28 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.29 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.30 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.8 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.11 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.12 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.13 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.14 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.15 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98 org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98 org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 4.1.32 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98 org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.31 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98 org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Fixed in 5.5.16 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • 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
  • RHSA-2007:0326 Released 2007-05-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    tomcat security update
    • Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh, jakarta-commons-modeler-javadoc-2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3 +10
    • Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh, jakarta-commons-modeler-javadoc-2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3 +10
    • Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_2rh, jakarta-commons-modeler-javadoc-2.0-3jpp_2rh, tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.3 +10
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: Moderate. 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 Application Server v2 4ASFixed RHSA-2007:0326
Red Hat Application Server v2 4ESFixed RHSA-2007:0326
Red Hat Application Server v2 4WSFixed RHSA-2007:0326
Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2008:0261
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-2006-7196
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm78-wxxf-fw98

References

Advisory 3

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