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CVE-2008-2168

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded URLs that are not properly handled when displaying the 403 Forbidden error page.

Severity
Medium 4.3
Published
13 May 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
55% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% 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
  • Version 2.2.4
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.1
All 48 release lines
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.9
  • Version 2.0.28-beta
  • Version 2.0.28
  • Version 2.0.32-beta
  • Version 2.0.32
  • Version 2.0.34-beta
  • Version 2.0.35
  • Version 2.0.36
  • Version 2.0.37
  • Version 2.0.38
  • Version 2.0.39
  • Version 2.0.40
  • Version 2.0.41
  • Version 2.0.42
  • Version 2.0.43
  • Version 2.0.44
  • Version 2.0.45
  • Version 2.0.46
  • Version 2.0.47
  • Version 2.0.48
  • Version 2.0.49
  • Version 2.0.50
  • Version 2.0.51
  • Version 2.0.52
  • Version 2.0.53
  • Version 2.0.54
  • Version 2.0.55
  • Version 2.0.56
  • Version 2.0.57
  • Version 2.0.58
  • Version 2.0.59
  • Version 2.0.60
  • Version 2.0.61
  • Version 2.1
  • Version 2.1.1
  • Version 2.1.2
  • Version 2.1.3
  • Version 2.1.4
  • Version 2.1.5
  • Version 2.1.6
  • Version 2.1.7
  • Version 2.1.8
  • Version 2.2
  • Version 2.2.1
  • Version 2.2.2
  • Version 2.2.3
  • Version 2.2.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2168
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2168