Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in certain JSP files in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in certain JSP files in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0 through 4.1.36, 5.0.0 through 5.0.30, 5.5.0 through 5.5.24, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the portion of the URI after the ';' character, as demonstrated by a URI containing a "snp/snoop.jsp;" sequence.
- Published
- Jun 14, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 77.4% · 100th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 23 / 30 · 77.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | tomcat | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache tomcatup to 4.1.36 inclusive
- apache tomcat4.0.0
- apache tomcat4.0.1
- apache tomcat4.0.2
- apache tomcat4.0.3
- apache tomcat4.0.4
- apache tomcat4.0.5
- apache tomcat5.0.0
- apache tomcat5.0.1
- apache tomcat5.0.10
- apache tomcat5.0.11
- apache tomcat5.0.12
- apache tomcat5.0.13
- apache tomcat5.0.14
- apache tomcat5.0.15
- apache tomcat5.0.16
- apache tomcat5.0.17
- apache tomcat5.0.18
- apache tomcat5.0.19
- apache tomcat5.0.2
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | from 4.0.0 · up to and including 4.0.6 | — |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | from 5.0.0 · up to and including 5.0.30 | — |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | from 5.5.0 · up to and including 5.5.24 | — |
| Maven | org.apache.tomcat:tomcat | from 6.0.0 · up to and including 6.0.13 | — |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5 | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-admin-webapps | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-common-lib | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-debuginfo | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-jasper | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-jasper-javadoc | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-server-lib | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | tomcat5-webapps | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 | jfreechart | before 0:0.9.20-3.rhn | 0:0.9.20-3.rhn |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 | mod_perl | before 0:2.0.2-12.el4 | 0:2.0.2-12.el4 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 | mod_perl-debuginfo | before 0:2.0.2-12.el4 | 0:2.0.2-12.el4 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 | perl-Crypt-CBC | before 0:2.24-1.el4 | 0:2.24-1.el4 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 | rhn-html | before 0:5.1.1-7 | 0:5.1.1-7 |
| Red Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 | tomcat5 | before 0:5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | 0:5.0.30-0jpp_10rh |
| Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2 | tomcat5 | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 |
| Red Hat:rhel_application_server:2 | tomcat5-admin-webapps | before 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.4 |
+9
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:tomcat5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-admin-webapps | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-common-lib | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-debuginfo | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-jasper | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-jasper-javadoc | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadoc | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-server-lib | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadoc | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tomcat5-webapps | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.1.0.4.el5 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2007-06-14 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2007-2449 | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7048 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- osvdb.org/36080
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html
- secunia.com/advisories/26076
- secunia.com/advisories/27037
- secunia.com/advisories/27727
- secunia.com/advisories/29392
- secunia.com/advisories/30802
- secunia.com/advisories/31493
- secunia.com/advisories/33668
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2804
- support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
- support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
- tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
- tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.