Re: Apache Tomcat 4.1 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

From: KF (dotslashat_private)
Date: Wed Aug 21 2002 - 17:19:59 PDT

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    Several of the example pages have similar issues.
    -KF
    
    
    Chip McClure wrote:
    
    >This doesn't appear to be backwards compatible, (possibly not even cross
    >platform) though.
    >
    >Tested on an apache / tomcat 4.0.4 server, running FreeBSD. No alerts, just
    >an error 400 page...
    >
    >I don't have access to a tomcat 4.1 system, so can't test there.
    >
    >Chip
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    >Chip McClure
    >Sr. Unix Administrator
    >GigGuardian, Inc.
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    >>***** This writing is part of Malloc() Hackers & Malloc() Security
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    >>Title: Apache Tomcat 4.1 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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    >>                Author: Skinnay of Malloc()
    >>                ~~~~~
    >>
    >>Contact: "Skinnay" - (skinnayat_private)
    >>~~~~~~
    >>
    >>No modification of the contents of this file should be made
    >>without direct consent of the author or of Malloc() hackers or
    >>Malloc() Security.
    >>************************************************************************
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    >>Apache Tomcat is a Webserver/servlet engine available for multiple *nix
    >>platforms and Windows platforms.
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    >>There exist a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Tomcat
    >>that may allow people to craft links to vulnerable webservers
    >>and execute malicious instructions.
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    >>Exploitation:
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    >>Tested on Tomcat 4.1 / Linux
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    >>http://example.com:8080/666%0a%0a>alert("asdf");</script>666.jsp
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    >>Found by Skinnay of Malloc().. word.. :P
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