Cross-site scripting in Cherokee webserver - CVE-2006-1681
Published: April 11, 2006 / Updated: December 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49160
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1681
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cherokee-project
Affected software:
Cherokee webserver
Cherokee webserver
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link that generates an HTTP 400 error and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-1681
Install update from vendor's website.