CVE-2008-2168 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-2168?

CVE-2008-2168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 13 May 2008. 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 Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded URLs that are not properly handled when displaying the 403 Forbidden error page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2168?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2168?

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-2008-2168 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2168 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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-2008-2168, GHSA-wxxw-99hq-72vw, MINI-2x66-xjv8-j9gf.