RULE(RULE ID:311060)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2016-11-08
Rule Name: Apache HTTP Server Mod_proxy_ftp Wildcard Characters Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability (CVE-2008-2939)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in proxy_ftp.c in the mod_proxy_ftp module in Apache 2.0.63 and earlier, and mod_proxy_ftp.c in the mod_proxy_ftp module in Apache 2.2.9 and earlier 2.2 versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a wildcard in the last directory component in the pathname in an FTP URI.
Impact: An attacker can conduct a cross-site scripting attack to inject malicious client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users, or to bypass access controls such as the same-origin policy, if affected version is installed.
Affected OS: Other Unix, FreeBSD, Linux
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:30560
SecurityTrackerID:1020635
Solutions
No information about possible solutions is published. Please use an alternative product to substitude the affected software.