CVE-2007-1355

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the appdev/sample/web/hello.jsp example application in Tomcat 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, 4.1.0 through 4.1.36, 5.0.0 through 5.0.30, 5.5.0 through 5.5.23, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.10 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the test parameter and unspecified vectors.

Published: 2007-05-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1355 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 82.45%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-1355

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
30052 exploit_db edb 2007-05-19 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1355

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 84.29% 82.45% -1.84%
2 2026-04-23 83.30% 84.29% +0.99%
3 2026-01-07 83.30%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1355

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1355

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2007-1355

GHSA-4c6x-gfc8-c26r · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-1355

vendor priority summary link
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1355
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-1355 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tomcat4), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 6, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-1355

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1355

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 4.1.31 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:4.1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 5.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:5.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 6.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1355

URL Tags
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/23.aspx
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/34875
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27037
http://secunia.com/advisories/27727
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
http://secunia.com/advisories/30899
http://secunia.com/advisories/30908
http://secunia.com/advisories/31493
http://secunia.com/advisories/33668
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2722
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239312-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197540
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469067/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500396/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500412/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24058 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1979/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0233
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34377
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6111
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00525.html
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