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)
EPSS: 0.648 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Http_server
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 5.0
- Redhat Jboss_enterprise_application_platform — versions 6.0.0, 6.4.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.