# CVE-2002-1168: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in other users' browsers via CRLF injection in the Location header of IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 25 Oct 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8f3x-2hfc-r4x5

## What is CVE-2002-1168?

CVE-2002-1168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 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 (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Web Traffic Express Caching Proxy Server 3.6 and 4.x before 4.0.1.26 allows remote attackers to execute script as other users via an HTTP request that contains an Location: header with a "%0a%0d" (CRLF) sequence, which echoes the Location as an HTTP header in the server response.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Caching Proxy Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1168 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1168 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM Websphere Edge Server 3.69/4.0 - HTTP Header Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-1167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1167/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2002-1169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1169/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2004-0684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0684/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1168 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2002-1168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1168

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