apache2 — security advisory
The default configuration of the apache2 package in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze before 2.2.16-6+squeeze7, wheezy before 2.2.22-4, and sid before 2.2.22-4, when mod_php or mod_rivet is used, provides example scripts under the doc/ URI, which might allow local users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, gain privileges, or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving localhost HTTP requests to the Apache HTTP Server.
- Products
- apache2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.2.22-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-0216
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The default configuration of the apache2 package in Debian GNU/Linux squeeze before 2.2.16-6+squeeze7, wheezy before 2.2.22-4, and sid before 2.2.22-4, when mod_php or mod_rivet is used, provides example scripts under the doc/ URI, which might allow local users to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, gain privileges, or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving localhost HTTP requests to the Apache HTTP Server.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0216
apache2
Fixed versions: 2.2.22-4
apache2
Fixed versions: 2.2.22-4
apache2
Fixed versions: 2.2.22-4
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:31.980206528Z",
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