Apache HTTP Server 413 Error HTTP Request Method Cross-Site Scripting Weakness

BID:26663

Info

Apache HTTP Server 413 Error HTTP Request Method Cross-Site Scripting Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 26663
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-6203
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 30 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 11 2014 12:26AM
Credit: Adrian Pastor and Amir Azam of ProCheckUp Ltd. is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 11 x64
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 11
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 10.0.0 x64
TurboLinux Personal
TurboLinux Multimedia
Turbolinux FUJI 0
Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10.SP1
SuSE openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
S.u.S.E. Open-Enterprise-Server 0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux POS 9
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop SDK 9.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86-64
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 x86
S.u.S.E. Linux 10.1 ppc
IBM HTTP Server 6.1 .15
IBM HTTP Server 6.0.2 .27
IBM HTTP Server 6.0.2 .13
IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47 .1
IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47
IBM HTTP Server 6.1.0.13
IBM HTTP Server 6.1.0.1
IBM HTTP Server 6.1.0
IBM HTTP Server 6.0.2.23
IBM HTTP Server 6.0.2.19
IBM HTTP Server 6.0.2.12
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for pSeries 6.0 R1.3
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) for iSeries 6.0 R1.3
HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.31
HP HP-UX B.11.23
HP HP-UX B.11.11
HP HP-UX B.11.11
Gentoo Linux
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Studio Enterprise Edition 9.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Studio Enterprise Edition 8.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Job Workload Server 8.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Apworks Modelers-J Edition 7.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Apworks Modelers-J Edition 6.0A
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Apworks Modelers-J Edition 6.0
Fujitsu iNTERSTAGE Application Server Web-J Edition 5.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 9.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 9.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 8.0.2
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 8.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Standard-J Edition 8.0
Fujitsu iNTERSTAGE Application Server Standard Edition 5.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Plus Developer 5.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Plus Developer 7.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Plus Developer 6.0
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Plus 7.0.1
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Plus 5.0.1
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Plus 7.0
Fujitsu Interstage Application Server Plus 6.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 9.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 9.0 A
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 9.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.0.2
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 7.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 5.0.1
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 7.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 6.0
Fujitsu INTERSTAGE Application Server Enterprise Edition 5.0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.5
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.2.4
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.2.3
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.2.2
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.2
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.8
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.7
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.6
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.5
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.4
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.3
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.2
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1.1
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.1
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.59
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.58
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.55
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.54
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.53
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.52
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.51
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.50
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.49
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.48
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux 8.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.47
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
+ Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.46
+ Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
+ RedHat Desktop 3.0
+ RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
+ RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Not Vulnerable: Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.2.8

Discussion

Apache HTTP Server 413 Error HTTP Request Method Cross-Site Scripting Weakness

Apache is prone to a cross-site scripting weakness when handling HTTP request methods that result in 413 HTTP errors.

An attacker may exploit this issue to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Apache 2.0.46 through 2.2.4 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Apache HTTP Server 413 Error HTTP Request Method Cross-Site Scripting Weakness

Attackers can potentially exploit this issue via browser plugins such as Flash.

An example HTTP request to demonstrate this issue is available:

<BADCHARS> / HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Connection: close
Content-length: -1
[LF]
[LF]

The following proof of concept demonstrates the issue:

Solution / Fix

Apache HTTP Server 413 Error HTTP Request Method Cross-Site Scripting Weakness

Solution:
This issue has been fixed in Apache 2.2.8. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 lpia

Apple Mac OS X 10.5.2

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