Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.2.22-13


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
21.78% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-APACHE2-391107
  • published26 Feb 2013
  • disclosed26 Feb 2013

Introduced: 26 Feb 2013

CVE-2012-4558  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 apache2 to version 2.2.22-13 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the balancer_handler function in the manager interface in mod_proxy_balancer.c in the mod_proxy_balancer module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.24-dev and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string.

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