# CVE-2008-2168: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3889
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42303
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34219
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491967/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5143
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31651
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29112
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01539432
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491901/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491862/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491930/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31759

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