CVE-2008-1232

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1.0 through 4.1.37, 5.5.0 through 5.5.26, and 6.0.0 through 6.0.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that is used in the message argument to the HttpServletResponse.sendError method.

Published: 2008-08-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1232 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 38.15%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2008-1232

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
32138 exploit_db edb 2008-08-01 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1232

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 2025-09-24 38.22% 38.15% -0.08%
2 2025-04-19 35.04% 38.22% +3.18%
3 2025-03-30 — 35.04% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1232

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-2008-1232

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-1232

GHSA-q74x-qqhr-f8rx · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-1232

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1232
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-1232 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (tomcat5.5, tomcat6), 12 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): DNE 5, ignored 2, needs-triage 2, released 2, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-1232

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1232

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat >= 4.1.0, <= 4.1.37 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.26 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1232

URL Tags
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/06/15/ca20090615-02-ca-service-desk-tomcat-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability.aspx Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31379 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31381 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31639 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31865 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31891 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32120 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/32266 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33797 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33999 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34013 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35474 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36108 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/57126 Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4098 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm Third Party Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-6.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:188 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0648.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0864.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495021/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504351/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505556/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30496 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020622 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0002.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2305 URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2823 URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320 URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0503 URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1609 URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2194 URL Repurposed
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 URL Repurposed
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44155 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/06cfb634bc7bf37af7d8f760f118018746ad8efbd519c4b789ac9c2e%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/29dc6c2b625789e70a9c4756b5a327e6547273ff8bde7e0327af48c5%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8dcaf7c3894d66cb717646ea1504ea6e300021c85bb4e677dc16b1aa%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/r3aacc40356defc3f248aa504b1e48e819dd0471a0a83349080c6bcbf%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r584a714f141eff7b1c358d4679288177bd4ca4558e9999d15867d4b5%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%3A11181 Tool Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5985 Tool Signature
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=209500 Broken Link
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=214095 Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00712.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00859.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00889.html Third Party Advisory
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