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TI-2008-02813 Aliases CVE-2008-2939GHSA-26m2-7wh6-pcq6

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in proxy_ftp.c in the mod_proxy_ftp module in…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in proxy_ftp.c in the mod_proxy_ftp module in Apache 2.0.63 and earlier, and mod_proxy_ftp.c in the mod_proxy_ftp module in Apache 2.2.9 and earlier 2.2 versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a wildcard in the last directory component in the pathname in an FTP URI.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.38953 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.63; 2.2.0 – 2.2.9VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.5.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.63; 2.2.0 – 2.2.9 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.5.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0602 Released 2010-08-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red 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-2008:0966 Released 2008-12-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Application Stack v2.2 security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) httpd-2.2.10-1.el5s2, httpd-2.2.10-1.el5s2.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.10-1.el5s2 +47
  • RHSA-2008:0967 Released 2008-11-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    httpd security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd-2.0.46-71.ent, httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.46-71.ent +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4.i386, httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4.ia64 +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-71.ent, httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2.i386, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4.i386, mod_ssl-1:2.2.3-11.el5_2.4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, httpd-devel-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, httpd-devel-2.2.3-11.el5_2.4.i386 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.52-41.ent.2 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd-2.0.46-71.ent, httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2.i386, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-71.ent, httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2.i386, httpd-2.0.52-41.ent.2.ia64 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Directory Server 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ASFixed RHSA-2010:0602
Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ESFixed RHSA-2010:0602
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0967
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0967

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2939
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26m2-7wh6-pcq6

References

Advisory 39

Other 9

Sources

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