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CVE-2005-4838

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) el/functions.jsp, (2) el/implicit-objects.jsp, and (3) jspx/textRotate.jspx in examples/jsp2/, as demonstrated via script in a request to snp/snoop.jsp. NOTE: other XSS issues in the manager were…

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
31 Dec 2005
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
7.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 94% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) el/functions.jsp, (2) el/implicit-objects.jsp, and (3) jspx/textRotate.jspx in examples/jsp2/, as demonstrated via script in a request to snp/snoop.jsp. NOTE: other XSS issues in the manager were simultaneously reported, but these require admin access and do not cross privilege boundaries.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Every version up to 5.5.6

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4838
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4838