MEDIUM
httpd: XSS via UTF-7 encoded urls on the 403 Forbidden error page
Published May 13, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 54.85%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded URLs that are not properly handled when displaying the 403 Forbidden error page.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- n/a
- 2.0
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.28
- 2.0.28
- 2.0.32
- 2.0.32
- 2.0.34
- 2.0.35
- 2.0.36
- 2.0.37
- 2.0.38
- 2.0.39
- 2.0.40
- 2.0.41
- 2.0.42
- 2.0.43
- 2.0.44
- 2.0.45
- 2.0.46
- 2.0.47
- 2.0.48
- 2.0.49
- 2.0.50
- 2.0.51
- 2.0.52
- 2.0.53
- 2.0.54
- 2.0.55
- 2.0.56
- 2.0.57
- 2.0.58
- 2.0.59
- 2.0.60
- 2.0.61
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1.6
- 2.1.7
- 2.1.8
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This 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. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-2168
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
54.85% 0.54851
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.54851
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (40 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 54.85% (0.54851) | 99.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 54.85% (0.54851) | 98.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 60.77% (0.60766) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 13, 2026 | 54.71% (0.54708) | 98.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 50.39% (0.50386) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 58.74% (0.58740) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 50.39% (0.50386) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 58.74% (0.58740) | 98.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 50.39% (0.50386) | 97.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 58.74% (0.58740) | 98.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 50.39% (0.50386) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 62.98% (0.62976) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 50.39% (0.50386) | 97.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 54.71% (0.54708) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 62.67% (0.62673) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 54.71% (0.54708) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 62.67% (0.62673) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 54.71% (0.54708) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 62.98% (0.62976) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 54.71% (0.54708) | 97.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 62.98% (0.62976) | 98.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 64.92% (0.64917) | 98.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 62.98% (0.62976) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 64.92% (0.64917) | 98.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 62.98% (0.62976) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 54.71% (0.54708) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 63.48% (0.63475) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 55.61% (0.55607) | 97.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 63.48% (0.63475) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 55.61% (0.55607) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 63.48% (0.63475) | 98.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.61% (0.55607) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.65% (0.44653) | 96.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.61% (0.55607) | 97.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.36% (0.12362) | 95.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 3.23% (0.03226) | 91.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2023 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 88.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.26% (0.02257) | 87.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 49.01% (0.49010) | 98.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 49.01% (0.49010) | 98.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (19)
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01539432 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31651 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3889 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491862/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491901/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491930/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491967/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29112 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2168 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=446352 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42303 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2168
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5143 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2168
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 13, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 13, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2168
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a