CVE-2008-2168

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to...

4.3 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded URLs that are not properly handled when displaying the 403 Forbidden error page.

Exploit likelihood

54.9%Up 5.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2008-2168
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-2168
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-2165 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-2165
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxxw-99hq-72vw No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-wxxw-99hq-72vw
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-2168
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2168 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2168
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache http server

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`apache2` Debian:12	before 2.2.8-1	2.2.8-1
`apache2` Debian:13	before 2.2.8-1	2.2.8-1
`apache2` Debian:14	before 2.2.8-1	2.2.8-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 - UTF-7 HTTP Response Handling	2008-05-08

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-2168 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Http Server, published May 13, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.9%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in apache2 2.2.8-1.

References

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