Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod_autoindex.c in the Apache HTTP Server…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod_autoindex.c in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.2.6, when the charset on a server-generated page is not defined, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the P parameter using the UTF-7 charset. NOTE: it could be argued that this issue is due to a design limitation of browsers that attempt to perform automatic content type detection.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0602 Released 2010-08-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Certificate System 7.3 security update
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- RHSA-2008:0524 Released 2008-06-30 · Red Hat rating LowRed Hat Network Satellite Server security update
- Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.37.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3.i386 +8
- Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386 +8
- RHSA-2008:0523 Released 2008-06-30 · Red Hat rating LowRed Hat Network Proxy Server security update
- Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.37.rhn.i386, rhn-apache-1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel3.i386, rhn-modperl-1.29-16.rhel3.i386
- Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, rhn-apache-1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel4.i386, rhn-modperl-1.29-16.rhel4.i386
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2008:0261 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Network Satellite Server security update
- Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386 +8
- RHSA-2008:0008 Released 2008-01-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3, httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3.i386, httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3, httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3.i386, mod_ssl-1:2.2.3-11.el5_1.3 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3, httpd-devel-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3, httpd-devel-2.2.3-11.el5_1.3.i386 +2
- RHSA-2008:0006 Released 2008-01-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2.i386, httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2.ia64 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.52-38.ent.2 +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2.i386, httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2.ia64 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2.i386, httpd-2.0.52-38.ent.2.ia64 +12
- RHSA-2008:0005 Released 2008-01-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd-2.0.46-70.ent, httpd-2.0.46-70.ent.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.46-70.ent +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-70.ent, httpd-2.0.46-70.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-70.ent.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd-2.0.46-70.ent, httpd-2.0.46-70.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-70.ent.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-70.ent, httpd-2.0.46-70.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-70.ent.ia64 +6
- RHSA-2008:0004 Released 2008-01-15 · Red Hat rating Moderateapache security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 apache-1.3.27-14.ent, apache-1.3.27-14.ent.i386, apache-1.3.27-14.ent.ia64 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 apache-1.3.27-14.ent, apache-1.3.27-14.ent.i386, apache-devel-1.3.27-14.ent.i386 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 apache-1.3.27-14.ent, apache-1.3.27-14.ent.i386, apache-devel-1.3.27-14.ent.i386 +1
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 apache-1.3.27-14.ent, apache-1.3.27-14.ent.ia64, apache-devel-1.3.27-14.ent.ia64 +1
- RHSA-2007:0911 Released 2007-10-25 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.8, httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.8.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.8 +5
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.8, httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.8.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.8 +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0911 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0911 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0005 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0008 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0004 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0005 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0006 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0008 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0008 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0006 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0004 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0005 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0006 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0004 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0005 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0006 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0004 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0523 |
| Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0523 |
| Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0524 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4465
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7286-985c-74qv
References
Advisory 23
- RHSA-2008:0005
- 3113
- HPSBUX02465
- SSRT090085
- RHSA-2007:0911
- RHSA-2008:0006
- TA08-150A
- SUSE-SA:2007:061
- FEDORA-2007-2214
- RHSA-2008:0008
- MDVSA-2008:014
- HPSBUX02365
- APPLE-SA-2008-05-28
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-032.htm
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200807e.html
- RHSA-2008:0004
- GLSA-200711-06
- FEDORA-2007-707
- ADV-2008-1697
- 20070912 Apache2 Undefined Charset UTF-7 XSS Vulnerability
- RHSA-2008:0261
- USN-575-1
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186219
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Sources
- CVE-2007-4465 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4465 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7286-985c-74qv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-4465 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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