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Expect Header Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for an XSS flaw involving Expect Headers

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.

Description :

The remote web server fails to sanitize the contents of an 'Expect'
request header before using it to generate dynamic web content. An
unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to leverage this issue to
launch cross-site scripting attacks against the affected service,
perhaps through specially-crafted ShockWave (SWF) files.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0151.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0441.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0425.html
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.2
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.0
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_1.3
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK24631

Solution :

Check with the vendor for an update to the web server. For Apache,
the issue is reportedly fixed by versions 1.3.35 / 2.0.57 / 2.2.2. For
IBM HTTP Server, upgrade to 6.0.2.13 / 6.1.0.1.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:P/A:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 19661

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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