Cross-site scripting in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2026-29170

Vulnerability identifier: #VU133907

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-29170

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary script in a victim's browser.

The vulnerability exists due to cross-site scripting in mod_proxy_ftp HTML directory list generation when listing FTP directory contents via forward or reverse proxy configuration. A remote attacker can control FTP directory listing content to execute arbitrary script in a victim's browser.

The issue occurs during FTP directory listing generation.

Apache HTTP Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Ubuntu
SUSE Package Hub 15
Basesystem Module
Server Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
WebSphere Remote Server
IBM Rational ClearQuest
apache2 (Ubuntu package)
httpd-devel
httpd
httpd-debuginfo
httpd-debugsource
httpd-tools
mod_ldap
mod_md
mod_session
mod_ssl
httpd-filesystem
mod_proxy_html
httpd-help
apache2-tls13-debugsource
apache2
apache2-tls13-example-pages
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo
apache2-debugsource
apache2-example-pages
apache2-tls13-debuginfo
apache2-worker-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-utils
apache2-tls13-prefork
apache2-tls13-worker
apache2-utils-debuginfo
apache2-tls13
apache2-utils
apache2-prefork
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo
apache2-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-doc
apache2-doc
apache2-worker
apache2-tls13-devel
apache2-devel
apache2-event-debuginfo
apache2-event
apache2-worker-debugsource
apache2-prefork-debugsource
apache2-manual
apache2-event-debugsource
apache2-utils-debugsource
mod_lua
httpd-core
httpd-doc
httpd-manual

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache HTTP Server - update to 2.4.68
apache2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm15, 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm20, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm11, 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm6, 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.23, 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.15, 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.4
httpd-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-tools - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_ldap - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_md - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_session - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_ssl - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-filesystem - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
mod_proxy_html - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
httpd-help - addressed in versions 2.4.43-37, 2.4.51-33, 2.4.58-20
apache2-tls13-debugsource - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2 - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-example-pages - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-example-pages - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-tls13-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-worker-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-utils - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-prefork - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-tls13-worker - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-utils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13 - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-utils - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-prefork - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-prefork-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-doc - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-doc - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-worker - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-tls13-devel - update to 2.4.66-35.81.1
apache2-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.81.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-event-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-event - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-worker-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-prefork-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-manual - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-event-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
apache2-utils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.55.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.23.1
httpd-tools - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_ldap - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_lua - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_proxy_html - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-core - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_session - update to 2.4.68-1
mod_ssl - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-doc - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-filesystem - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-devel - update to 2.4.68-1
httpd-manual - update to 2.4.68-1

• https://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4_2.4.68

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