CVE-2007-6421

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in balancer-manager in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ss, (2) wr, or (3) rr parameters, or (4) the URL.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.02% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28749 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3523 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00562.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28526 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8651 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27236 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00541.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0009.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third party advisory
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39474 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0048 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486169/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29640 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10664 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/28977 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:016 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6421?
CVE-2007-6421 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6421?
To fix CVE-2007-6421, 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-2007-6421 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6421 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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