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CVE-2008-0455
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and earlier in the 2.2.x series,…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 64.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and earlier in the 2.2.x series, 2.0.61 and earlier in the 2.0.x series, and 1.3.39 and earlier in the 1.3.x series allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading a file with a name containing XSS sequences and a file extension, which leads to injection within a (1) "406 Not Acceptable" or (2) "300 Multiple Choices" HTTP response when the extension is omitted in a request for the file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apache 2.2.6 mod_negotiation - HTML Injection / HTTP Response Splitting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31052remote, linuxpublished 22 Jan 2008Verified
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Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 64.9% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 20080122 Apache mod_negotiation Xss and Http Response Splitting (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- GLSA-200803-19 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1019256 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 3575 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1594 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 51607 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA01150108.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1592 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 29348 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0130 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1591 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 27409 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- apache-modnegotiation-xss(39867) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [8/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [8/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [3/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-0465 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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