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TITLE:
Apache Tomcat Host Manager Servlet "aliases" Cross-Site Scripting

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26465

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26465/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Apache Tomcat 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/13828/
Apache Tomcat 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/3571/

DESCRIPTION:
NTT OSS CENTER has reported a vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, which
can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Input passed to the "aliases" parameter in host-manager/html/add is
not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browser session in context of an affected site.

Successful exploitation requires that the target user has valid user
credentials.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.5.0 to 5.5.24 and 6.0.0
to 6.0.13.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 6.0.14.

Do not browse untrusted websites or follow untrusted links.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
NTT OSS CENTER

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Apache Tomcat:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-August/065254.html

JVN:
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2359851336/index.html

IPA:
http://www.ipa.go.jp/security/vuln/documents/2007/JVN_59851336.html

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