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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0005 · published 12 January 2008

CVE-2008-0005: Apache http server cross-site scripting vulnerability

Apache · Http Server

mod_proxy_ftp in Apache 2.2.x before 2.2.7-dev, 2.0.x before 2.0.62-dev, and 1.3.x before 1.3.40-dev does not define a charset, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using UTF-7 encoding.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 15% · top 3.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
124References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

mod_proxy_ftp in Apache 2.2.x before 2.2.7-dev, 2.0.x before 2.0.62-dev, and 1.3.x before 1.3.40-dev does not define a charset, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using UTF-7 encoding.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html Broken LinkMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00004.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2 Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28467 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28471 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28526 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28607 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28749 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28977 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29348 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29640 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30732 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-19.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/49 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3526 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-032.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:014 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:015 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:016 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0004.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0005.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0006.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0007.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0009.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486167/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505990/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27234 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019185 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1875/references Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39615 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0005), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.