Apache 2.2.x < 2.2.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (DoS, XSS)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 33477

Synopsis

The remote web server may be affected by several issues.

Description

According to its banner, the version of Apache 2.2.x running on the remote host is prior to 2.2.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- Improper handling of excessive forwarded interim responses may cause denial of service conditions in mod_proxy_http. (CVE-2008-2364)

- A cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the balancer-manager interface of mod_proxy_balancer.
(CVE-2007-6420)

Note that the remote web server may not actually be affected by these vulnerabilities. Nessus did not try to determine whether the affected modules are in use or to check for the issues themselves.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache version 2.2.9 or later. Alternatively, ensure that the affected modules are not in use.

See Also

https://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.2

http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 33477

File Name: apache_2_2_9.nasl

Version: 1.36

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/11/2008

Updated: 6/29/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-6420, CVE-2007-6423, CVE-2008-2364

BID: 27236, 29653

CWE: 352, 399

Secunia: 30621