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CVE-2011-0013 json

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Tomcat

published 2011-02-18 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-3p86-xgrq-m6p6 , EUVD-2022-2220

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.0%
EPSS 10.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTML Manager Interface in Apache Tomcat 5.5 before 5.5.32, 6.0 before 6.0.30, and 7.0 before 7.0.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, as demonstrated via the display-name tag.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 5.5.32, 6.0.30, 7.0.6
  • tomcat5 RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
  • tomcat5-jasper RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
  • tomcat5-webapps RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
  • tomcat5-common-lib RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
  • tomcat5-server-lib RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
  • tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
  • tomcat5-admin-webapps RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
  • tomcat5-jasper-javadoc RHEL 5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:1845RHSA-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-2011-0013 updated cvss 4.3

tomcat: XSS vulnerability in HTML Manager interface

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1845
  • 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 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) tomcat5 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-jasper 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-common-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-server-lib 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, tomcat5-admin-webapps 5.5.23-0jpp.22.el5_7, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1845

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Exploit prediction

10.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025026 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
>=5.5.0, <5.5.32
>=6.0.0, <6.0.30
>=7.0.0, <7.0.6
5.5.32
6.0.30
7.0.6

Classification

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

References

Sources

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