K17201 : Apache HTTP server vulnerability CVE-2008-0455

Security Advisory Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.6 and earlier in the 2.2.x series, 2.0.61 and earlier in the 2.0.x series, and 1.3.39 and earlier in the 1.3.x series allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading a file with a name containing XSS sequences and a file extension, which leads to injection within a (1) “406 Not Acceptable” or (2) “300 Multiple Choices” HTTP response when the extension is omitted in a request for the file. (CVE-2008-0455)

Impact

An authenticated attacker with command line access may be able to impact the integrity of authenticated users by configuring Apache to serve a specially crafted file on the local file system. There is no data plane exposure; only the control plane is exposed.