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medium 4.3

CVE-2008-2939 json

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 th…

published 2008-08-06 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2931

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
39.0%
EPSS 39.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.9-7

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2939

  • ant certificate system 7.3 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh
  • axis certificate system 7.3 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh
  • mx4j certificate system 7.3 1:3.0.1-1jpp_4rh
  • log4j certificate system 7.3 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh
  • tomcat5 certificate system 7.3 5.5.23-0jpp_4rh.16
  • rhpki-ca certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-20.el4
  • pcsc-lite certificate system 7.3 1.3.3-3.el4
  • rhpki-kra certificate system 7.3 7.3.0-14.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0602RHSA-2008:0967RHSA-2008:0966

  • apache2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.4.49-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10623-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-2939 updated

httpd: mod_proxy_ftp globbing XSS

  • Red Hat Directory Server 8 httpd
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant 1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, axis 1.2.1-1jpp_3rh, mx4j 3.0.1-1jpp_4rh, log4j 1.2.12-1jpp_1rh, pcsc-lite 1.3.3-3.el4, rhpki-ca 7.3.0-20.el4, +31 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0602
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd 2.0.46-71.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-71.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) httpd 2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, mod_ssl 2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, httpd-manual 2.2.3-11.el5_2.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd 2.0.46-71.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-71.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd 2.0.52-41.ent.2, mod_ssl 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-manual 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-41.ent.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) httpd 2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, mod_ssl 2.2.3-11.el5_2.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd 2.0.52-41.ent.2, mod_ssl 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-manual 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-41.ent.2
    +5 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) httpd 2.2.3-11.el5_2.4, httpd-manual 2.2.3-11.el5_2.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd 2.0.46-71.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-71.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd 2.0.52-41.ent.2, mod_ssl 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-manual 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-41.ent.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd 2.0.46-71.ent, mod_ssl 2.0.46-71.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd 2.0.52-41.ent.2, mod_ssl 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-manual 2.0.52-41.ent.2, httpd-suexec 2.0.52-41.ent.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0967

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Exploit prediction

38.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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