Apache Input Validation Hole in Mod_AutoIndex When the Character Set is Undefined May Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
|
|
SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019194
|
|
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019194
|
|
CVE Reference: CVE-2007-4465
(Links to External Site)
|
Date: Jan 16 2008
|
Impact: Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of user information
|
Fix Available: Yes
Exploit Included: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
|
Version(s): prior to 2.0.61, 2.2.6
|
Description: A vulnerability was reported in Apache. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
A remote user can create a specially crafted request that, when loaded by a target user, will cause arbitrary scripting code to be
executed by the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the Apache software and will run in the security
context of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies),
if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on
the site acting as the target user.
Pages that are server-generated and do not have a character set defined may be affected.
Browsers
that do not properly implement RFC2616 may be affected.
The original advisory is available at:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3113
Maksymilian
Arciemowicz of SecurityReason reported this vulnerability in September 2007.
|
Impact: A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site running the
Apache software, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting
as the target user.
|
Solution: The vendor has issued a fix (2.0.61, 2.2.6).
The Apache advisory is available at:
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.2.6
|
Vendor URL: httpd.apache.org/ (Links to External Site)
|
Cause: Input validation error
|
Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
|
|
Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
|
Source Message Contents
|
|
|
[Original Message Not Available for Viewing]
|
|
