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CVE-2010-4172 Apache Tomcat

Affected softwareApache Tomcat
Severity4.3 Medium CVSS 2.0
Fixed in7.0.5
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published26 Nov 2010
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2010-11-22.
  • EPSS 42% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 - 'sort' / 'orderBy' Cross-Site Scripting 2010-11-22

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug
Finding A Red Hat Bugzilla ticket (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656246) tracks the fix. That makes this CVE a candidate for an ARMR patch rule. No rule exists and none is scheduled: whether one can be derived depends on reading the upstream change the ticket links.
Candidate fix https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656246 : a Red Hat bug: the triage, which links onward to the fix

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.0 7.0.5 unbounded
org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 6.0.12 none 6.0.29

Products and versions

2 products, 22 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache tomcat generic 6.0.12 · 6.0.13 · 6.0.14 · 6.0.15 · 6.0.16 · 6.0.17 · 6.0.18 · 6.0.19 · 6.0.20 · 6.0.24 · 6.0.26 · 6.0.27 · 6.0.28 · 6.0.29 · 7.0.0 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.1 · 7.0.2 · 7.0.3 · 7.0.4
osv org.apache.tomcat tomcat generic ≥ 6.0.12 and ≤ 6.0.29 · ≥ 7.0.0 and < 7.0.5

References

URLTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656246 bugzilla
https://github.com/apache/tomcat/commit/5971f9392edc6d70808b2599b062b050fcd11d23 WEB
https://github.com/apache/tomcat PACKAGE
https://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html WEB
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 WEB
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_7.0.5 WEB
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0896.html WEB
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0897.html WEB
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514866/100/0/threaded WEB
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1048-1 WEB

Timeline

Published2010-11-26By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.