CVE-2002-0840 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default erro)
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-20
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-0840 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.8 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-10-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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