CVE-2002-0840 in HTTP Server

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default error page of Apache 2.0 before 2.0.43, and 1.3.x up to 1.3.26, when UseCanonicalName is "Off" and support for wildcard DNS is present, allows remote attackers to execute script as other web page visitors via the Host: header, a different vulnerability than CAN-2002-1157.

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• Disclosure: 10/11/2002
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-19051
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-80 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.91102
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0840
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0840
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2002-0840/