CVE-2002-0840
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.8
6.8CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default error page of Apache 2.0 before 2.0.43, and 1.3.x up to 1.3.26, when UseCanonicalName is "Off" and support for wildcard DNS is present, allows remote attackers to execute script as other web page visitors via the Host: header, a different vulnerability than CAN-2002-1157.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)94%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20021105-02-I
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0254.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0003.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000530
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-announce&m=103367938230488&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103357160425708&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103376585508776&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4617