# CVE-2012-2687: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the make\_variant\_list function in mod\_negotiation.c in the mod\_negotiation module in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the make_variant_list function in mod_negotiation.c in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x before 2.4.3, when the MultiViews option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename that is not properly handled during construction of a variant list.

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50894
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55131
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19539
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1627-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51607
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas2a2b50a0ca011b37c86257a96003c9a4f
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00011.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201208.mbox/%3C0BFFEA9B-801B-4BAA-9534-56F640268E30%40apache.org%3E
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html
- http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.3
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-201303e.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0130.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00012.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18832
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00009.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
- http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

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