XSS in Apache Http_server
CVE-2008-2168
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded URLs that are not properly handled when displaying the 403 Forbidden error page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.549 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Http_server — versions 2.0, 2.0.9, 2.0.28
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2168?
- CVE-2008-2168 is a vulnerability in Apache Http_server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-05-13.
- Is CVE-2008-2168 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.