MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-4465

Http Server vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
26.2%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod_autoindex.c in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.2.6, when the charset on a server-generated page is not defined, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the P parameter using the UTF-7 charset. NOTE: it could be argued that this issue is due to a design limitation of browsers that attempt to perform automatic content type detection.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Http Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2007-09-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 26.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-4465

  • Confirm whether Apache Http Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-4465.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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