CVE-2006-1681

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed request that generates an HTTP 400 error, which is not properly handled when the error message is generated.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.29%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430385/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17408	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/19587	patch third party advisory exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1292	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25698	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24469	vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1681?: CVE-2006-1681 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1681?: To fix CVE-2006-1681, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1681 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1681 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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