CVE-2008-2168

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 4 sources updated this weekWeaponized

0.0

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded URLs that are not properly handled when displaying the 403 Forbidden error page.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 98.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 13, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (30)

cve@mitrehttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01539432
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/31651
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34219
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35650
cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3889
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491862/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491901/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491930/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491967/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29112
cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-731-1
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42303
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5143

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	apache2-mpm-perchild (2.2.8-1ubuntu0.5) @ hardy	2026-05-30	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

UbuntuUSN-731-1LOW
Apache vulnerabilities

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Exploit-DBEDB-31759✓ verified
First seen May 8, 2008
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2 - UTF-7 HTTP Response Handling
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-2168?

CVE-2008-2168 is a none vulnerability published on May 13, 2008. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache 2.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded URLs that are not properly handled when displaying the 403 Forbidden error page.

When was CVE-2008-2168 disclosed?

CVE-2008-2168 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-2168 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2168 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2008-2168?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-2168, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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