Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in certain applications using Apache Tomcat…
Priority LOW 32CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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 certain applications using Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.34 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted "Accept-Language headers that do not conform to RFC 2616".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.19889 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 9 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) | 4.0.0 – 4.0.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xmc9-6p56-3c4v |
| — | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) | 4.1.0 – 4.1.34 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xmc9-6p56-3c4v |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 – 4.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xmc9-6p56-3c4v
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 – 4.1.34 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xmc9-6p56-3c4v
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.1.31 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- 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:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0602 Released 2010-08-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Certificate System 7.3 security update
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- RHSA-2008:0630 Released 2008-08-13 · Red Hat rating LowRed 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 LowRed 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
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2008:0261 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed 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-2007:0876 Released 2007-10-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatetomcat security update
- Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4, tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4, tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 +8
- Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4, tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4, tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 +8
- Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4, tomcat5-admin-webapps-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4, tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 +8
- RHSA-2007:0360 Released 2007-05-24 · Red Hat rating Importantjbossas security update
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) jbossas-4.0.5-2.CP04.el4s1.2
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) jbossas-4.0.5-2.CP04.el4s1.2
- RHSA-2007:0328 Released 2007-05-24 · Red Hat rating Importanttomcat security update
- Red Hat Developer Suite v.3 (AS v.4) jakarta-commons-modeler-2.0-3jpp_3rh, tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp_6rh, tomcat5-common-lib-5.5.23-0jpp_6rh +4
- RHSA-2007:0326 Released 2007-05-21 · Red Hat rating Importanttomcat 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
- RHSA-2007:0327 Released 2007-05-14 · Red Hat rating Importanttomcat security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) jakarta-commons-modeler-1.1-8jpp.1.0.2.el5, jakarta-commons-modeler-1.1-8jpp.1.0.2.el5.i386, jakarta-commons-modeler-1.1-8jpp.1.0.2.el5.ia64 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tomcat5-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.3.el5.i386 +2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) jakarta-commons-modeler-1.1-8jpp.1.0.2.el5, jakarta-commons-modeler-1.1-8jpp.1.0.2.el5.i386, jakarta-commons-modeler-javadoc-1.1-8jpp.1.0.2.el5 +19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Application Server v2 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0326, RHSA-2007:0876 |
| Red Hat Application Server v2 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0326, RHSA-2007:0876 |
| Red Hat Application Server v2 4WS | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0326, RHSA-2007:0876 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0360 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0360 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Developer Suite v.3 (AS v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0328 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0327 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0327 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0327 |
| 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 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4)
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1358
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmc9-6p56-3c4v
References
Advisory 9
Other 18
- ADV-2007-2732
- ADV-2007-3087
- ADV-2008-1979
- ADV-2007-1729
- 34881
- ADV-2009-0233
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200704e.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10679
- ADV-2007-3386
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
- http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/
- [tomcat-dev] 20190325 svn commit: r1856174 [19/29] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: docs/ xdocs/ xdocs/stylesheets/
- [tomcat-dev] 20200213 svn commit: r1873980 [24/34] - /tomcat/site/trunk/docs/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
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Sources
- CVE-2007-1358 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1358 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xmc9-6p56-3c4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-1358 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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