Apache HTTP Server UTF-7 cross-site scripting

apache-utf7-xss (36586) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Apache HTTP Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by mod_autoindex.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the UTF-7 charset option to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.7
  Exploitability: High
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Apache HTTP Server (2.2.6 or later), available from the Apache Web site. See References.

For Mac OS X:
Apply Security Update 2008-003, available from the Apple Web site. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • Apache Web site: Welcome! - The Apache Software Foundation.
  • Apple Web site: About the security content of Security Update 2008-003 / Mac OS X 10.5.3.
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Sep 12 2007 - 15:04:18 CDT: Apache2 Undefined Charset UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability.
  • FUJITSU Web site: Interstage HTTP Server: Cross-site Scripting Problem (CVE-2007-4465/ CVE-2007-6203). .
  • HPSBUX02365 SSRT080118 rev.1: HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Cross Site Scripting (XSS) or Denial of Service (DoS).
  • HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085 rev.1: HP-UX Running Apache Web Server Suite, Remote Denial of Service (DoS), Execution of Arbitrary Code.
  • HS07-041: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability When Using the DirectoryIndex function in Hitachi Web Server.
  • ASA-2008-026: httpd security update (RHSA-2008-0005)
  • ASA-2008-027: httpd security update (RHSA-2008-0007)
  • ASA-2008-031: Apache security update (RHSA-2008-0004)
  • ASA-2008-032: httpd security update (RHSA-2008-0006)
  • ASA-2009-255: HPSBUX02431 SSRT090085 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache Web Server SuiteRemote Denial of Service (DoS) Execution of Arbitrary Code
  • BID-25653: Apache Mod_AutoIndex.C Undefined Charset Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-4465: 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.
  • GLSA-200711-06: Apache: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • MDKSA-2007:235: Updated apache packages fix vulnerabilities
  • MDVSA-2008:014: Updated apache 1.3.x packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2007-0911: Moderate: httpd security update
  • RHSA-2008-0004: Moderate: apache security update
  • RHSA-2008-0005: Moderate: httpd security update
  • RHSA-2008-0006: Moderate: httpd security update
  • RHSA-2008-0008: Moderate: httpd security update
  • RHSA-2008-0261: Moderate: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update
  • RHSA-2008-0523: Low: Red Hat Network Proxy Server security update
  • RHSA-2008-0524: Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update
  • RHSA-2010-0602: Moderate: Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 security update
  • SA28082: Hitachi Web Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • SA28607: Avaya Products httpd Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA30430: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA33105: Fujitsu Interstage HTTP Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
  • SA35650: HP-UX Apache Web Server Suite Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019194: Apache Input Validation Hole in Mod_AutoIndex When the Character Set is Undefined May Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
  • SUSE-SA:2007:061: Apache2 security issues

Platforms Affected:

  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0 A9
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.28 Beta
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.28
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.32 Beta
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.32
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.34 Beta
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.35
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.36
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.38
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.39
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.40
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.41
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.42
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.43
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.44
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.45
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.46
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.47
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.48
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.49
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.50
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.51
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.52
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.53
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.54
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.55
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.56 Dev
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.56
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.57
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.58
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.59
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.60 Dev
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.0.61 Dev
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.1
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.2
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.3
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.4
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.5
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.6
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.7
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.1.8
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.1
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.2
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.3
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.4
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.5 Dev
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.8
  • Apache Tomcat 5.5.27
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
  • Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
  • Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
  • Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 5.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 6.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 7.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 7.0.1
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 8.0.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 8.0.1
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 9.0.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Ent. Ed 9.0.0A
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Plus 5.0.1
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Plus 6.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Plus 7.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Plus 7.0.1
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Plus Dev. 6.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Plus Dev. 7.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Std Ed 5.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Std. J 8.0.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Std. J 9.0.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Application Server Std. J 9.0.0A
  • FUJITSU Interstage Apworks Modelers J 6.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Apworks Modelers J 6.0A
  • FUJITSU Interstage Apworks Modelers J 7.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Business App Svr Ent Edition 8.0.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Job Workload Server 8.1.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Studio Enterprise Ed. 8.0.1 (Windows)
  • FUJITSU Interstage Studio Enterprise Ed. 9.0.0
  • FUJITSU Interstage Studio Enterprise Ed. 9.0.0 (Windows)
  • FUJITSU Interstage Studio Enterprise Ed. 9.1.0 (Windows)
  • FUJITSU Interstage Studio Standard-J Ed. 8.0.1 Windows
  • FUJITSU Interstage Studio Standard-J Ed. 9.0.0 Windows
  • FUJITSU Interstage Studio Standard-J Ed. 9.1.0 Windows
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for AIX 03-00 to 03-00-01
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for AIX 03-10
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for HP-UX (IPF) 03-00
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for HP-UX 11.00 03-00
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for Linux 03-00 to 03-00-01
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for Linux 03-10
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for Linux (IPF) 03-00 to 03-00-01
  • Hitachi Hitachi Web Server for Solaris 03-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Appl Serv Ent HP-UX IPF 07-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent AIX 07-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent AIX 07-10
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent AIX 07-50 to 07-50-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent HP-UX 07-10 to 07-10-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent Linux 07-00 to 07-00-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent Linux 07-10
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent Linux 07-50 to 07-50-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent Solaris 07-00 to 07-00-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Ent Solaris 07-10
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Serv Std HP-UX 07-10 to 07-10-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server AIX 07-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server AIX 07-10
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server AIX 07-50 to 07-50-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server HP-UX IPF 07-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server HP-UX IPF 07-10 to 07-10-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server Linux 07-00 - 07-00-01 Standard
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server Linux 07-10 Standard
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server Linux 07-50 to 07-50-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server Linux IPF 07-10 to 07-10-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server Solaris 07-00 to 07-00-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server Solaris 07-10
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application SrvEnt HP-UX IPF 07-10 to 07-10-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application SrvEnt Linux IPF 07-10 to 07-10-01
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Service Platform Linux 07-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Service Platform Linux 07-10
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Service Platform Linux 07-50
  • HP HP-UX B.11.11
  • HP HP-UX B.11.23
  • HP HP-UX B.11.31
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
  • Novell Linux Desktop 9
  • Novell Linux Desktop 9 SDK
  • Novell Linux POS 9
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
  • Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
  • Novell SLE SDK 10 SP1
  • Novell SLE SDK 10
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
  • RedHat Application Stack v1 for EL AS 4
  • RedHat Application Stack v1 for EL ES 4
  • RedHat Certificate System 7.3
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.6.z ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1.z EUS
  • RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • RedHat Network Proxy 4.2 RHEL 4
  • RedHat Network Proxy 4.2
  • RedHat Network Satellite Server 4.2
  • RedHat Network Satellite Server 5.0
  • RedHat RHEL Application Stack 2
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.1
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server x64 Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Multimedia
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Personal
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0

Reported:

Sep 11, 2007

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