SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2019-0221

CVE-2019-0221 — The SSI printenv command in Apache Tomcat 9

The SSI printenv command in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.93 echoes user provided data without escaping and is, therefore, vulnerable to XSS. SSI is disabled by default. The printenv command is intended for debugging and is unlikely to be pr

CVSS
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EPSS
42.95% (top 2.60%)
CWE
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Published
2019-05-28T21:01:28.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T17:44:15.953Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The SSI printenv command in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.93 echoes user provided data without escaping and is, therefore, vulnerable to XSS. SSI is disabled by default. The printenv command is intended for debugging and is unlikely to be present in a production website.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ApacheApache TomcatApache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.0.17, 8.5.0 to 8.5.39, 7.0.0 to 7.0.93

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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