Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/4910?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/4910?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-afg3-t31c-ffgp", "summary": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache Tomcat 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script and steal cookies via a URL with encoded newlines followed by a request to a .jsp file whose name contains the script.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2002-1567" }, { "alias": "GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1536?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apache/tomcat@4.1.29", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:apache/tomcat@4.1.29" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1510?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apache/tomcat@4.1.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-18j8-kwdv-dyak" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-27q8-96un-9fbk" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-2jnv-segx-zkfd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4rcx-xfn5-7kdb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6epr-2hbd-skcz" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6p3e-4u8s-17ep" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-7969-7a8h-zyhh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-87p8-zvvf-y7dm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-88v7-kc2y-bfd7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-99es-8ecb-uub8" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-a9cu-fxqw-xkdg" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-acmu-9eqb-fya5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-afg3-t31c-ffgp" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bhq7-d545-27bj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bung-pa58-ayfv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-dcrp-rae1-zfcm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-fvvt-kufu-k3a6" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-j2sv-62js-xbav" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-mnf8-t3ew-4fgb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-mp3r-5531-uqg5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-p45v-qpgg-qqfj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-peya-mr7j-vugf" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-q7jp-hn4a-4kec" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qdck-q54n-rkcv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qxkf-4ddv-j3b7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-r1bk-cqhx-ebc5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-r84b-7ay9-ekcm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-ssnx-gz8e-87ab" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-tcju-3rvu-wkht" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-v94p-bxm3-akfd" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:apache/tomcat@4.1.0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1534?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apache/tomcat@4.1.28", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-86ur-vudp-4yc2" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-afg3-t31c-ffgp" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:apache/tomcat@4.1.28" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/1513?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.apache.tomcat/tomcat@4.1.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-18j8-kwdv-dyak" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-27q8-96un-9fbk" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-2jnv-segx-zkfd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4rcx-xfn5-7kdb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6epr-2hbd-skcz" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6p3e-4u8s-17ep" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-7969-7a8h-zyhh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-87p8-zvvf-y7dm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-88v7-kc2y-bfd7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-99es-8ecb-uub8" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-a9cu-fxqw-xkdg" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-acmu-9eqb-fya5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-afg3-t31c-ffgp" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bhq7-d545-27bj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-bung-pa58-ayfv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-dcrp-rae1-zfcm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-fvvt-kufu-k3a6" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-j2sv-62js-xbav" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-mnf8-t3ew-4fgb" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-mp3r-5531-uqg5" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-p45v-qpgg-qqfj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-peya-mr7j-vugf" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-q7jp-hn4a-4kec" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qdck-q54n-rkcv" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qxkf-4ddv-j3b7" }, { 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"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c62b0e3a7bf23342352a5810c640a94b6db69957c5c19db507004d74@<dev.tomcat.apache.org>" }, { "reference_url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@<dev.tomcat.apache.org>", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71997f506c6cc8b530dd845c084995a9878098846c7b4eacfae8db3@<dev.tomcat.apache.org>" }, { "reference_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20041213160616/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q3/0482.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20041213160616/http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q3/0482.html" }, { "reference_url": "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://tomcat.apache.org/security-4.html" }, { "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1567", "reference_id": "CVE-2002-1567", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "Moderate", "scoring_system": "apache_tomcat", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1567" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1567", "reference_id": "CVE-2002-1567", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1567" }, { "reference_url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/unix/remote/21734.txt", "reference_id": "CVE-2002-1567;OSVDB-9208", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/unix/remote/21734.txt" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5542/info", "reference_id": "CVE-2002-1567;OSVDB-9208", "reference_type": "exploit", "scores": [], "url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5542/info" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5", "reference_id": "GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." }, { "cwe_id": 79, "name": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')", "description": "The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." } ], "exploits": [ { "date_added": "2002-08-21", "description": "Apache Tomcat 4.1 - JSP Request Cross-Site Scripting", "required_action": null, "due_date": null, "notes": null, "known_ransomware_campaign_use": true, "source_date_published": "2002-08-21", "exploit_type": "remote", "platform": "unix", "source_date_updated": "2012-10-04", "data_source": "Exploit-DB", "source_url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5542/info" } ], "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 6.9", "exploitability": "2.0", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 10.0, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-afg3-t31c-ffgp" }