XSS in Apache HTTP Server
CVE-2008-0455
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and earlier in the 2.2.x series, 2.0.61 and earlier in the 2.0.x series, and 1.3.39 and earlier in the 1.3.x series allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading a file with a name containing XSS sequences and a file extension, which leads to injection within a (1) "406 Not Acceptable" or (2) "300 Multiple Choices" HTTP response when the extension is omitted in a request for the 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: 0.648 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.648 · newest: 0.648 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 5.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 6.0.0, 6.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486847/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3575 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51607 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA01150108.html (Exploit)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29348 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0130.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-0455?
- CVE-2008-0455 is a vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-01-25.
- Is CVE-2008-0455 known to be exploited?
- 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.