cve/2008/CVE-2008-1232.md

### [CVE-2008-1232](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1232)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/06/15/ca20090615-02-ca-service-desk-tomcat-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability.aspx
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4098
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0862.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

#### Github
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