CVE-2002-1567

Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerability

6.8 MediumPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

27.1%Up 24.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2002-1567
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2002-1567
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-1673 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-1673
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5 No score

Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5 No score

Apache Tomcat XSS Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-86fp-jgwm-wgj5
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache tomcat

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.tomcat:tomcat` Maven	4.1.0 up to 4.1.29	4.1.29

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apache Tomcat 4.1 - JSP Request Cross-Site Scripting	2002-08-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-1567 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apache Tomcat, published September 19, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.1%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 4.1.29.

References

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