CVE-2022-34305

XSS in examples web application

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: June 23, 2022 at 10:30 AM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTomcat

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M16, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.22, 9.0.30 to 9.0.64 and 8.5.50 to 8.5.81 the Form authentication example in the examples web application displayed user provided data without filtering, exposing a XSS vulnerability.

Affected

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/23/1
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/k04zk0nq6w57m72w5gb0r6z9ryhmvr4k
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-34

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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