{
    "id": "CVE-2008-1232",
    "published": "2008-08-04 01:41:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:51:18",
    "cvss_score": "4.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-79",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.75865",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99512",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:16:17",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "tomcat"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "32138",
            "title": "Apache Tomcat 6.0.16 - 'HttpServletResponse.sendError()' Cross-Site Scripting",
            "date": "2008-08-01",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32138"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/06/15/ca20090615-02-ca-service-desk-tomcat-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability.aspx",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139344343412337&w=2",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31379",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31381",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31639",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31865",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31891",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/31982",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32120",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32222",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32266",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33797",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33999",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/34013",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/35474",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/36108",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/37460",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/57126",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4098",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-401.htm"
    ]
}