Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-2168 (CCN-42303)

Assigned:2008-05-08
Published:2008-05-08
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu May 08 2008 - 18:13:21 CDT
Apache Server HTML Injection and UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed May 14 2008 - 12:28:23 CDT
Correction to BID 29112 "Apache Server HTML Injection and UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability"

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-2168

Source: CCN
Type: HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085 rev.1
HP-UX Running Apache Web Server Suite, Remote Denial of Service (DoS), Execution of Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX02365 SSRT080118 rev.1
HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) or Denial of Service (DoS)

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
HPSBUX02365

Source: CCN
Type: Apache HTTP Server Project Web site
Welcome! - The Apache HTTP Server Project

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
SSRT090085

Source: HP
Type: UNKNOWN
HPSBUX02465

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
31651

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
34219

Source: CCN
Type: SA35650
HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
35650

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
3889

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2009-255
HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache Web Server SuiteRemote Denial of Service (DoS) Execution of Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 45420
Apache HTTP Server 403 Error Page UTF-7 Encoded XSS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080508 Apache Server HTML Injection and UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080510 Re: Apache Server HTML Injection and UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080510 Re: Re: Apache Server HTML Injection and UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080512 Re: Re: Re: Apache Server HTML Injection and UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
29112

Source: CCN
Type: BID-29112
Microsoft Internet Explorer UTF-7 HTTP Response Handling Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: USN-731-1
Apache vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-731-1

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apache-403-xss(42303)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apache-403-xss(42303)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5143

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.34:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.32:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.34:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.0.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:hp:hp-ux:b.11.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:8.04::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:http_server:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apache:tomcat:5.5.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5143
    V
    		HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) or Denial of Service (DoS)
    2015-04-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13835
    P
    		USN-731-1 -- apache2 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    BACK
    apache http server -
    apache http server 2.0
    apache http server 2.0.9
    apache http server 2.0.28
    apache http server 2.0.28 beta
    apache http server 2.0.32
    apache http server 2.0.32 beta
    apache http server 2.0.34 beta
    apache http server 2.0.35
    apache http server 2.0.36
    apache http server 2.0.37
    apache http server 2.0.38
    apache http server 2.0.39
    apache http server 2.0.40
    apache http server 2.0.41
    apache http server 2.0.42
    apache http server 2.0.43
    apache http server 2.0.44
    apache http server 2.0.45
    apache http server 2.0.46
    apache http server 2.0.47
    apache http server 2.0.48
    apache http server 2.0.49
    apache http server 2.0.50
    apache http server 2.0.51
    apache http server 2.0.52
    apache http server 2.0.53
    apache http server 2.0.54
    apache http server 2.0.55
    apache http server 2.0.56
    apache http server 2.0.57
    apache http server 2.0.58
    apache http server 2.0.59
    apache http server 2.0.60
    apache http server 2.0.61
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    apache http server 2.1.1
    apache http server 2.1.2
    apache http server 2.1.3
    apache http server 2.1.4
    apache http server 2.1.5
    apache http server 2.1.6
    apache http server 2.1.7
    apache http server 2.1.8
    apache http server 2.2
    apache http server 2.2.1
    apache http server 2.2.2
    apache http server 2.2.3
    apache http server 2.2.4
    apache http server 2.0.28 beta
    apache http server 2.0
    apache http server 2.0.38
    apache http server 2.0.39
    apache http server 2.0.42
    apache http server 2.0.47
    apache http server 2.0.60
    apache http server 2.0.49
    apache http server 2.0.48
    apache http server 2.0.51
    apache http server 2.0.52
    apache http server 2.0.40
    apache http server 2.0.59
    apache http server 2.2.4
    apache http server 2.0.46
    apache http server 2.0.55
    apache http server 2.2.3
    apache http server 2.2.2
    apache http server 2.0.28
    apache http server 2.0.32
    apache http server 2.0.35
    apache http server 2.0.36
    apache http server 2.0.37
    apache http server 2.0.41
    apache http server 2.0.32 beta
    apache http server 2.0.34 beta
    apache http server 2.0.43
    apache http server 2.0.44
    apache http server 2.0.45
    apache http server 2.0.50
    apache http server 2.0.53
    apache http server 2.0.54
    apache http server 2.0.56
    apache http server 2.0.57
    apache http server 2.0.58
    apache http server 2.1
    apache http server 2.1.1
    apache http server 2.1.2
    apache http server 2.1.3
    apache http server 2.1.4
    apache http server 2.1.5
    apache http server 2.1.6
    apache http server 2.1.7
    apache http server 2.1.8
    apache http server 2.2
    apache http server 2.2.1
    hp hp-ux b.11.11
    hp hp-ux b.11.23
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    hp hp-ux b.11.31
    canonical ubuntu 7.10
    canonical ubuntu 8.04
    apache http server 2.2.8
    apache tomcat 5.5.27