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Vulnerability · CVE-2005-4838

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web…

Published Dec 31, 2005 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2005-4838. EPSS is 7.85%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.85%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apache/tomcat

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) el/functions.jsp, (2) el/implicit-objects.jsp, and (3) jspx/textRotate.jspx in examples/jsp2/, as demonstrated via script in a request to snp/snoop.jsp. NOTE: other XSS issues in the manager were simultaneously reported, but these require admin access and do not cross privilege boundaries.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe apache/tomcat<= 5.5.6

How to fix CVE-2005-4838

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2005-4838. EPSS is 7.85%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 5.5.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 7.85%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Apache Tomcat security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 31, 2005 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) el/functions.jsp, (2) el/implicit-objects.jsp, and (3) jspx/textRotate.jspx in examples/jsp2/, as demonstrated via script in a request to snp/snoop.jsp. NOTE: other XSS issues in the manager were simultaneousl

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) el/functions.jsp, (2) el/implicit-objects.jsp, and (3) jspx/textRotate.jspx in examples/jsp2/, as demonstrated via script in a request to snp/snoop.jsp. NOTE: other XSS issues in the manager were simultaneousl

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2005-4838

    30-day exploitation probability 7.85%

    first.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2005-4838

    Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the example web applications for Jakarta Tomcat 5.5.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) el/functions.jsp, (2) el/implicit-objects.jsp, and (3) jspx/textRotate.jspx in examples/jsp2/, as demonstrated via script in a request to snp/snoop.jsp. NOTE: other XSS issues in the manager were simultaneousl

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026