National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-6421
Original release date:01/08/2008
Last revised:10/23/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in balancer-manager in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ss, (2) wr, or (3) rr parameters, or (4) the URL.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
6.8
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification
- Official Statement from Apache (07/02/2008)
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Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.2.8. http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
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External Source: XF
Name: apache-modproxybalancer-xss(39474)
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-575-1
External Source: BID
Name: 27236
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20080110 SecurityReason - Apache2 CSRF, XSS, Memory Corruption and Denial of Service Vulnerability
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0008
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:016
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0048
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28749
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28526
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-1695
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2008-1711
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2008:0009
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-0924
External Source: SREASON
Name: 3523
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29640
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29420
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28977
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:021
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2008-03-18
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562