XSS in Apache Http_server

CVE-2006-3918

http_protocol.c in (1) IBM HTTP Server 6.0 before 6.0.2.13 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.1, and (2) Apache HTTP Server 1.3 before 1.3.35, 2.0 before 2.0.58, and 2.2 before 2.2.2, does not sanitize the Expect header from an HTTP request when it is r…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.949 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-3918?
CVE-2006-3918 is a vulnerability in Apache Http_server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2006-07-28.
Is CVE-2006-3918 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.