# CVE-2003-0044: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the (1) examples and (2) ROOT web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 3.x through 3.3.1a

- Also known as: GHSA-5HGM-QM5M-5VMW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.2
- Published: 2003-01-29 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven): from 3.0, fixed in 3.3.2

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the (1) examples and (2) ROOT web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 3.x through 3.3.1a allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script or HTML.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.tomcat:tomcat, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-246
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6720
- http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/5111
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11196
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-060.shtml
- http://www.osvdb.org/9204
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7972
- http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-tomcat/release/v3.3.1a/RELEASE-NOTES-3.3.1a.txt
- http://www.osvdb.org/9203

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