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 reflected back in an error message, which might allow cross-site scripting (XSS) style attacks using web client components that can send arbitrary headers in requests, as demonstrated using a Flash SWF file.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.951 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.951 · newest: 0.951 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 2.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1572 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
- svn.apache.org/viewvc (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28749 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/support/security-advisory/fsc-2010-2.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1167 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19661 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/21744 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0425.html (mailing-list, Exploit, Broken Link)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, 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.