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Servers and applications

CVE-2008-0005

mod_proxy_ftp in Apache 2.2.x before 2.2.7-dev, 2.0.x before 2.0.62-dev, and 1.3.x before 1.3.40-dev does not define a charset, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using UTF-7 encoding.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
12 Jan 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Fixed in
2.0.63, 2.2.8
Exploit chance
15% in the next 30 daysHigher than 96% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache HTTP ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:http_server
  • From 2.0.35 before 2.0.63
  • From 2.2.0 before 2.2.8

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0005
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0005