# CVE-2000-1205: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unencoded output in Apache CGI scripts and error pages.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Aug 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2007-4049, GHSA-qv5j-rh3g-jc8x

## What is CVE-2000-1205?

CVE-2000-1205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross site scripting vulnerabilities in Apache 1.3.0 through 1.3.11 allow remote attackers to execute script as other web site visitors via (1) the printenv CGI (printenv.pl), which does not encode its output, (2) pages generated by the ap_send_error_response function such as a default 404, which does not add an explicit charset, or (3) various messages that are generated by certain Apache modules or core code.  NOTE: the printenv issue might still exist for web browsers that can render text/plain content types as HTML, such as Internet Explorer, but CVE regards this as a design limitation of those browsers, not Apache.  The printenv.pl/acuparam vector, discloser on 20070724, is one such variant.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1205?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Http Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-1205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-1205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Http Server

- [CVE-2021-42013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42013/): Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-38475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38475/): Apache HTTP Server Improper Escaping of Output (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-40438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40438/): Apache HTTP Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-0211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0211/): Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-41773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41773/): Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-1205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-1205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 31 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache Http Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1205/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-1205

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