CVE-2012-4558

httpd: XSS flaw in mod_proxy_balancer manager interface

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the balancer_handler function in the manager interface in mod_proxy_balancer.c in the mod_proxy_balancer module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.24-dev and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades de ejecución de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) en la función balancer_handler en la interfaz de gestión mod_proxy_balancer.c en el módulo mod_proxy_blanacer de Apache HTTP Server v2.2.x antes de v2.2.24-dev y v2.4.x antes de v2.4.4 que permite ataques remotos de inyección web script p HTML por cadenas hechas a mano.

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular web server. Cross-site scripting flaws were found in the mod_proxy_balancer module's manager web interface. If a remote attacker could trick a user, who was logged into the manager web interface, into visiting a specially-crafted URL, it would lead to arbitrary web script execution in the context of the user's manager interface session. It was found that mod_rewrite did not filter terminal escape sequences from its log file. If mod_rewrite was configured with the RewriteLog directive, a remote attacker could use specially-crafted HTTP requests to inject terminal escape sequences into the mod_rewrite log file. If a victim viewed the log file with a terminal emulator, it could result in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of that user.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-08-21 CVE Reserved
2013-02-26 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-07-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (38)

URL	Tag	Source
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880	X_refsource_confirm
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_balancer.c?r1=1404653&r2=1413732&diff_format=h	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58165	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758	Vdb Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
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URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html	2023-11-07
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101196.html	2023-11-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136612293908376&w=2	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0815.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2637	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4558	2013-09-04
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915884	2013-09-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.4 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.4"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.6 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.6"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.8 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.8"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.9 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.9"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.10 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.10"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.11 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.11"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.12 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.12"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.13 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.13"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.14 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.14"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.15 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.15"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.16 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.16"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.17 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.17"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.18 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.18"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.19 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.19"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.20 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.20"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.21 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.21"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.22 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.22"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.2.23 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.2.23"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.4.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.4.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.4.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.4.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.4.2 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.4.2"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Http Server Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server"				2.4.3 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Http Server" and version "2.4.3"		-		Affected