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CVE-2010-4172 json

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Tomcat

published 2010-11-26 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-c78g-qwpw-2jgv , EUVD-2022-3524

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
42.0%
EPSS 42.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Manager application in Apache Tomcat 6.0.12 through 6.0.29 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) orderBy or (2) sort parameter to sessionsList.jsp, or unspecified input to (3) sessionDetail.jsp or (4) java/org/apache/catalina/manager/JspHelper.java, related to use of untrusted web applications.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.5
  • ant jboss enterprise web server 1 1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el4
  • ant jboss enterprise web server 1 1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5
  • ant jboss enterprise web server 1 1.7.1-14.ep5.el6
  • ecj jboss enterprise web server 1 1:3.3.1.1-3.2.2.jdk6.ep5.el4
  • bcel jboss enterprise web server 1 5.2-8.1.ep5.el4
  • ecj3 jboss enterprise web server 1 1:3.3.1.1-3.1.1.1.jdk6.ep5.el5
  • ecj3 jboss enterprise web server 1 1:3.3.1.1-4.ep5.el6
  • mx4j jboss enterprise web server 1 1:3.0.1-9.3.4.ep5.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0897RHSA-2011:0791

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-4172 updated cvss 4.3

tomcat: cross-site-scripting vulnerability in the manager application

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-33.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-33.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api 6.0.24-33.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-admin-webapps 6.0.24-33.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api 6.0.24-33.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-33.el6, tomcat6-admin-webapps 6.0.24-33.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0791
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 5 Server antlr 2.7.7-7.ep5.el5, dom4j 1.6.1-11.ep5.el5, ant 1.7.1-13.jdk6.ep5.el5, httpd 2.2.17-11.1.ep5.el5, mod_jk 1.2.31-1.1.ep5.el5, struts12 1.2.9-3.1.ep5.el5, +103 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 for RHEL 6 Server ant 1.7.1-14.ep5.el6, antlr 2.7.7-7.ep5.el6, cglib 2.2-5.4.ep5.el6, ecj3 3.3.1.1-4.ep5.el6, ant-jmf 1.7.1-14.ep5.el6, dom4j 1.6.1-11.1.ep5.el6, +110 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0897
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0896
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 AS bcel 5.2-8.1.ep5.el4, antlr 2.7.7-7.ep5.el4, dom4j 1.6.1-11.ep5.el4, mod_jk 1.2.31-1.ep5.el4, mx4j 3.0.1-9.3.4.ep5.el4, struts12 1.2.9-3.ep5.el4, +97 more Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0 for RHEL 4 ES bcel 5.2-8.1.ep5.el4, antlr 2.7.7-7.ep5.el4, dom4j 1.6.1-11.ep5.el4, mod_jk 1.2.31-1.ep5.el4, mx4j 3.0.1-9.3.4.ep5.el4, struts12 1.2.9-3.ep5.el4, +97 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0897
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 tomcat5
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35011)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

42.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35011 Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 - 'sort' / 'orderBy' Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2010-11-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45015 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
>=7.0.0, <7.0.5
>=6.0.12, <=6.0.29
7.0.5

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.