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vendor:
httpd
by:
SecurityFocus
8.3
CVSS
HIGH
Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: httpd
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Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
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2002

Mephistoles ‘httpd’ daemon Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Mephistoles 'httpd' daemon fails to sanitize user-supplied input, making it vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. This vulnerability allows an attacker to construct a malicious link containing HTML or script code that may be rendered in a user's browser upon visiting that link. This attack would occur in the security context of the affected server.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied input is properly sanitized.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9470/info

Mephistoles 'httpd' daemon fails to sanitize user-supplied input, making it vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. This vulnerability allows an attacker to construct a malicious link containing HTML or script code that may be rendered in a user's browser upon visiting that link. This attack would occur in the security context of the affected server.

http://www.example.com/<script>alert("Test")</script>