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>> Apache Web Server "mod_imap" Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Title : Apache Web Server "mod_imap" Module Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-4201
CVE ID : CVE-2007-5000
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-12-13


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A vulnerability has been identified in Apache, which could be exploited to conduct cross site scripting attacks. This issue is caused by an input validation error in the "mod_imap" module when processing user-supplied data while an imagemap file is publicly available, which could be exploited by attackers to cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the user's browser.

Affected Products

Apache version 1.3.39
Apache version 1.3.37
Apache version 1.3.36
Apache version 1.3.35
Apache version 1.3.34
Apache version 1.3.33
Apache version 1.3.32
Apache version 1.3.31
Apache version 1.3.29
Apache version 1.3.28
Apache version 1.3.27
Apache version 1.3.26
Apache version 1.3.24
Apache version 1.3.22
Apache version 1.3.20
Apache version 1.3.19
Apache version 1.3.17
Apache version 1.3.14
Apache version 1.3.12
Apache version 1.3.11
Apache version 1.3.9
Apache version 1.3.6
Apache version 1.3.4
Apache version 1.3.3
Apache version 1.3.2
Apache version 1.3.1
Apache version 1.3.0
Apache version 2.0.61
Apache version 2.0.59
Apache version 2.0.58
Apache version 2.0.55
Apache version 2.0.54
Apache version 2.0.53
Apache version 2.0.52
Apache version 2.0.51
Apache version 2.0.50
Apache version 2.0.49
Apache version 2.0.48
Apache version 2.0.47
Apache version 2.0.46
Apache version 2.0.45
Apache version 2.0.44
Apache version 2.0.43
Apache version 2.0.42
Apache version 2.0.40
Apache version 2.0.39
Apache version 2.0.37
Apache version 2.0.36
Apache version 2.0.35

Solution

Upgrade to Apache version 1.3.40-dev or 2.0.62-dev :
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4201
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html

Credits

Vulnerability reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2007-12-13 : Initial release

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