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CVE-2009-2696

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
5 Aug 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 92% 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

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Every version up to 4.1.39

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2696
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2696