CVE-2007-4465

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-4465
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-09-14 00:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionCross-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Http Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: httpd-2.2.6-1.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
HPSBUX02365 SSRT080118 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) or Denial of Service (DoS) - c01539432 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com Broken Link
ASA-2008-032 (RHSA-2008-0006) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
This page provides Security Information. : Fujitsu Global af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.fujitsu.com Third Party Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.apache.org Broken Link
Gentoo update for apache - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-575-1: Apache vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Apache Input Validation Hole in Mod_AutoIndex When the Character Set is Undefined May Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat update for httpd - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-150A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Red Hat update for apache - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02465 SSRT090192 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache-based Web Server, Remote Den' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Apache Mod_AutoIndex.C Undefined Charset Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
HP-UX update for Apache - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Ubuntu update for apache2 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
APPLE-SA-2008-05-28 Security Update 2008-003 and Mac OS X v10.5.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SecurityReason - Apache2 Undefined Charset UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityReason - Apache2 Undefined Charset UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for apache2 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Apache: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Avaya Products httpd Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Fedora update for httpd - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Fedora update for httpd - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 6 Update: httpd-2.2.6-1.fc6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Bug 186219 - www-servers/apache Multiple issues (CVE-2006-{5752}, CVE-2007-{1862,1863,3304,3847,4465}) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-09-18Mark J CoxThis is actually a flaw in browsers that do not derive the response character set as required by RFC 2616. This does not affect the default configuration of Apache httpd in Red Hat products and will only affect customers who have removed the "AddDefaultCharset" directive and are using directory indexes. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-4465
Apache2007-09-14Mark J CoxThe Apache security team believe that this issue is due to web browsers that are violating RFC2616. However, Apache 2.2.6 and 2.0.61 add a workaround for such browsers by adding Type and Charset options to IndexOptions directive. This allows a site administrator to explicitly set the content-type and charset of the generated directory index page.

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