CVE-2003-1581 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2003-1581?

CVE-2003-1581 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 5 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Apache HTTP Server 2.0.44, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files via an HTTP request in conjunction with a crafted DNS response, as demonstrated by injecting XSS sequences, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1581?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1581?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2003-1581 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1581 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Http Server

• CVE-2021-42013 Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-38475 Apache HTTP Server Improper Escaping of Output Exploited Critical 9.1
• CVE-2021-40438 Apache HTTP Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Exploited Critical 9.0
• CVE-2019-0211 Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2021-41773 Apache HTTP Server Path Traversal Exploited High 7.5

All Apache Http Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1581, ECHO-2734-798d-a68b, GHSA-xfrg-qvm9-q5xc.