CVE-2007-4465

Name: CVE-2007-4465
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2007-09-14T00:17:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 26.19%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-4465 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod_autoindex.c in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.2.6, when the charset on a server-generated page is not defined, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the P parameter using the UTF-7 charset. NOTE: it could be argued that this issue is due to a design limitation of browsers that attempt to perform automatic content type detection.. EPSS estimates a 26.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mod_autoindex.c in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.2.6, when the charset on a server-generated page is not defined, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the P parameter using the UTF-7 charset. NOTE: it could be argued that this issue is due to a design limitation of browsers that attempt to perform automatic content type detection.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

26.19%

97.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Http Server	>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.61
Apache	Http Server	>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.6

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186219Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01539432Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26842Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26952Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27563Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27732Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28467Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28471Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28607Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28749Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31651Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33105Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/46Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3113Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019194Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-032.htmThird Party Advisory
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.2.6Broken Link
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200807e.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:014Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_61_apache2.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00320.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0911.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0004.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0005.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0006.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479237/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25653Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36586Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10929Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6089Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00353.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186219Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01539432Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.htmlMailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26842Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26952Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27563Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27732Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28467Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28471Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28607Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28749Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30430Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31651Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33105Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-06.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/46Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3113Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019194Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-032.htmThird Party Advisory
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.2.6Broken Link
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200807e.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:014Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_61_apache2.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00320.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0911.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0004.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0005.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0006.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0008.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479237/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25653Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-575-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36586Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10929Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6089Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00353.htmlThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 14, 2007
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2007-4465?

How severe is CVE-2007-4465?

CVE-2007-4465 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 26.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4465?

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Source: NVD / NIST