Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-2450 is an authenticated cross-site scripting issue in Apache Tomcat Manager and Host Manager. An authenticated user could inject script or HTML into management pages. Business risk is highest where old Tomcat management apps remain enabled and reachable, especially for administrators. Exposure is most likely in legacy environments running end-of-life Tomcat versions with Manager or Host Manager deployed. The CVE requires authenticated access, so internet exposure of these apps increases concern but is not the only risk. Treat this as a legacy-platform hygiene issue with administrator-session risk. Prioritize systems where Tomcat management apps are reachable, business-critical, or running unsupported versions. Mitigation focus: Identify Tomcat versions and whether Manager or Host Manager is deployed.; Review Apache and operating-system vendor advisories for fixed package guidance.; Upgrade affected Tomcat installations to a vendor-supported fixed release..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11287CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2007-3456CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- tomcat-hostmanager-xss(34868)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- [tomcat-dev] 20190319 svn commit: r1855831 [21/30] - in /tomcat/site/trunk: ./ docs/ xdocs/CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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