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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6421

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in balancer-manager in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ss, (2) wr, or (3) rr parameters, or (4) the URL.

Products
apache2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.2.8-1
CVEs
CVE-2007-6421
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 15:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6421

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Jan 2008, 19:46 UTC

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in balancer-manager in mod_proxy_balancer in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.0 through 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ss, (2) wr, or (3) rr parameters, or (4) the URL.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-6421

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.8-1

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.8-1

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.8-1

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:35.784155536Z",
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