Vulnerability: Cherokee HTTPD <=0.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed request that generates an HTTP 400 error, which is not properly handled when the error message is generated.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim’s browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.

Severity

medium

Verified

Unknown