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)
EPSS: 0.951 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Http_server
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 3.1
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 2.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 2.0
- N/a — versions n/a
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.