CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-34305

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
6.71%

94th percentile - higher than 94% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M16, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.22, 9.0.30 to 9.0.64 and 8.5.50 to 8.5.81 the Form authentication example in the examples web application displayed user provided data without filtering, exposing a XSS vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

XSS vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious script in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session theft, account takeover, or other attacks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Apache Tomcat to a patched version and remove or secure the example web application in production environments.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M16, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.22, 9.0.30 to 9.0.64 and 8.5.50 to 8.5.81 the Form authentication example in the examples web application displayed user provided data without filtering, exposing a XSS vulnerability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS