CVE-2012-4558 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2012-4558?

CVE-2012-4558 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 26 Feb 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the balancer_handler function in the manager interface in mod_proxy_balancer.c in the mod_proxy_balancer module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.24-dev and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4558?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4558?

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-2012-4558 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4558 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• 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-2012-4558, GHSA-gvpv-mmxx-g3g2.