CVE-2009-2696
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.
- Record
CVE-2009-2696- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.
- Record
CVE-2009-2696- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2688 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2688- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x75h-2jg7-ffxw No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jsp/cal/cal2.jsp in the calendar application in the examples web application in Apache Tomcat on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Desktop Workstation 5, and Linux Desktop 5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the time parameter, related to "invalid HTML." NOTE: this is due to a missing fix for CVE-2009-0781.
- Record
GHSA-x75h-2jg7-ffxw- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tomcat5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-admin-webappsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-common-libRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jasperRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jasper-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-server-libRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-webappsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tomcat5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-apiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-apiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-admin-webappsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-common-libRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jasperRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jasper-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-apiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-server-libRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-apiRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-servlet-2.4-api-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
tomcat5-webappsRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 | 0:5.5.23-0jpp.9.el5_5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2696 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Tomcat, published August 5, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.01%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616717
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1986
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0580.html
secunia.com/advisories/40813
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2696
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x75h-2jg7-ffxw
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0580
tomcat.apache.org/security-5.html
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2010/rhsa-2010_0580.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2693