$ cve CVE-2008-0455 JSON

CVE-2008-0455 EXPLOIT

4.3

MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 64.8% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and earlier in the 2.2.x series, 2.0.61 and earlier in the 2.0.x series, and 1.3.39 and earlier in the 1.3.x series allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading a file with a name containing XSS sequences and a file extension, which leads to injection within a (1) "406 Not Acceptable" or (2) "300 Multiple Choices" HTTP response when the extension is omitted in a request for the file.

Scoring

CVSS	4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS	64.77% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-79
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2008-01-25
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (6)

Vendor	Product
apache	http server
redhat	enterprise linux
redhat	enterprise linux desktop
redhat	enterprise linux server
redhat	enterprise linux workstation
redhat	jboss enterprise application platform

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Apache 2.2.6 mod_negotiation - HTML Injection / HTTP Response Splitting	2008-01-22

References

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