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CVE-2008-2939

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.

Published:Aug 5, 2008

Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026

EPS:Aug 6, 2008

EPSS Score:0.6456

CVSS Score:4.3

Affected Products

Vendor

Product

Action

Vendor

Apache

Product

Http Server

Apache

Http Server

Vendor

Apple

Product

Mac Os X

Apple

Mac Os X

Vendor

Canonical

Product

Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

Ubuntu Linux

Vendor

Opensuse

Product

Opensuse

Opensuse

Opensuse

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Certificate System

Redhat

Certificate System

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Linux

Redhat

Enterprise Linux

Exploits

No exploit reference

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch

CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS

CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS

CAPEC-592 Stored XSS

CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting

Related CVEs

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CVE-2026-42536 (CVSS 7.5) — Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted…

CVE-2026-44185 (CVSS 7.3) — Buffer Over-read vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server via outbound OCSP requests to an attacker controlled OCSP…

CVE-2026-34355 (CVSS 7.5) — A buffer overflow in mod_proxy_html in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows an attack by an untrusted …

CVE-2026-44631 (CVSS 9.8) — Buffer Underwrite vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server on crafted regular expressions in the configuration. Th…

CVE-2026-44119 (CVSS 5.5) — Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows local .htaccess au…

CVE-2026-43951 (CVSS 6.5) — Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_headers and mod_mime and multiple response lan…

CVE-2026-42535 (CVSS 9.1) — A path handling issue in mod_dav_fs in Apache 2.4.67 and earlier allows a WebDAV content author to directly ma…

CVE-2026-34356 (CVSS 7.5) — Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with malicious backend servers and ProxyPassRev…

CVE-2026-44186 (CVSS 7.3) — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in the mod_proxy_ftp module in Apache HTT…

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0967.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/31384

http://secunia.com/advisories/31673

http://secunia.com/advisories/32685

http://secunia.com/advisories/32838

http://secunia.com/advisories/33156

http://secunia.com/advisories/33797

http://secunia.com/advisories/34219

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247666-1

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682868

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682870

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682871

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0327

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0328

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK70197

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK70937

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/663763

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:194

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:195

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:124

http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0033

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0966.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495180/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498566/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498567/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30560

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020635

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2315

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2461

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44223

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dd6be4dc38148704f2edafb44a8712abaa3a2be120d6c3314d55919%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r84d043c2115176958562133d96d851495d712aa49da155d81f6733be%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc4c53a0d57b2771ecd4b965010580db355e38137c8711311ee1073a8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11316

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7716

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00000.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123376588623823&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0967.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/31384

http://secunia.com/advisories/31673

http://secunia.com/advisories/32685

http://secunia.com/advisories/32838

http://secunia.com/advisories/33156

http://secunia.com/advisories/33797

http://secunia.com/advisories/34219

http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247666-1

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682868

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682870

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=682871

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0327

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0328

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK70197

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK70937

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/663763

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:194

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:195

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:124

http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0033

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0966.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495180/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498566/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498567/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30560

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020635

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2315

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2461

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0320

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44223

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f7f95ac1cd9895db2714fa3ebaa0b94d0c6df360f742a40951384a53%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r57608dc51b79102f3952ae06f54d5277b649c86d6533dcd6a7d201f7%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f9c22f9c28adbd9f00556059edc7b03a5d5bb71d4bb80257c0d34e4%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75cbe9ea3e2114e4271bbeca7aff96117b50c1b6eb7c4772b0337c1f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dd6be4dc38148704f2edafb44a8712abaa3a2be120d6c3314d55919%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r84d043c2115176958562133d96d851495d712aa49da155d81f6733be%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb9c9f42dafa25d2f669dac2a536a03f2575bc5ec1be6f480618aee10%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc4c53a0d57b2771ecd4b965010580db355e38137c8711311ee1073a8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdca61ae990660bacb682295f2a09d34612b7bb5f457577fe17f4d064%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfbaf647d52c1cb843e726a0933f156366a806cead84fbd430951591b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11316

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7716

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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Local

Physical

Privileges Required

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Low

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User Interaction

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Required

Scope

Unchanged

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Low

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None

Low

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Low

High