Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SendMailServlet in the examples web…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SendMailServlet in the examples web application (examples/jsp/mail/sendmail.jsp) in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.36 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the From field and possibly other fields, related to generation of error messages.
Why it matters now
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-wjwr-3jch-479j |
| — | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) | 4.1.0 – 4.1.36 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-wjwr-3jch-479j |
- — 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-wjwr-3jch-479j
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 – 4.1.36 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wjwr-3jch-479j
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | 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
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.10 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.15 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.24 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.28 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.31 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.36 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.10 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.15 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.24 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.28 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.31 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.36 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3383
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjwr-3jch-479j
References
Patch 3
Other 10
- 39000
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
- ADV-2008-1981
- ADV-2007-2618
- [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-2007-3383 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3383 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wjwr-3jch-479j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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