CVE-2006-5752 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2006-5752?

CVE-2006-5752 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 27 Jun 2007. 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 mod_status.c in the mod_status module in Apache HTTP Server (httpd), when ExtendedStatus is enabled and a public server-status page is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving charsets with browsers that perform "charset detection" when the content-type is not specified.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5752?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5752?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2006-5752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• 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-2006-5752, GHSA-jp93-qpwr-857r.