mod_proxy_ftp in Apache 2.2.x before 2.2.7-dev, 2.0.x before 2.0.62-dev, and 1.3.x before 1.3.40-dev does not define a charset, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks using UTF-7 encoding.
CVE-2008-0005
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 4.3 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 14.6% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 4.3MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 4.3(low)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity43% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 15%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 12, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (124)
- secalert@redhathttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00004.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000062.html
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28467
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28471
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28526
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28607
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28749
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28977
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29348
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2008-0005(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | apache2-mpm-perchild (2.2.4-3ubuntu0.1) @ gutsy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | xml-commons-0:1.3.02-2jpp_1rh | 2010-08-04 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd-0:2.0.46-70.ent | 2008-01-15 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd-0:2.0.52-38.ent.2 | 2008-01-15 | redhat |
| redhat | apache-0:1.3.27-14.ent | 2008-01-15 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd-0:2.0.59-1.el4s1.10 | 2008-01-15 | redhat |
| redhat | httpd-0:2.2.3-11.el5_1.3 | 2008-01-15 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache2 | — | 2.2.8-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache2 | — | 2.2.8-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache2 | — | 2.2.8-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache2 | — | 2.2.8-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0004LOW2008-01-02
RHSA-2008:0004 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0005LOW2008-01-02
RHSA-2008:0005 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0006LOW2008-01-02
RHSA-2008:0006 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0007LOW2008-01-02
RHSA-2008:0007 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2008:0008LOW2008-01-02
RHSA-2008:0008 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-575-1LOW
Apache vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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