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CVE-2012-2687 json

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the make_variant_list function in mod_negotiation.c in the mod_negotiation module in…

published 2012-08-22 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2669

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
23.1%
EPSS 23.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the make_variant_list function in mod_negotiation.c in the mod_negotiation module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.4.x before 2.4.3, when the MultiViews option is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted filename that is not properly handled during construction of a variant list.

Patch / fix

  • apache2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.22-8

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2687

  • xom jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.2.7-1._redhat_3.1.ep6.el6.6
  • dom4j jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.6.1-14_redhat_3.ep6.el6
  • guava jboss enterprise application platform 6 11.0.2-0.5.redhat_2.ep6.el6.6
  • httpd jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6
  • jaxen jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.1.3-8.redhat_2.ep6.el6.4
  • jtype jboss enterprise application platform 6 0.1.1-9_redhat_2.3.ep6.el6.4
  • juddi jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.1.3-2_redhat_2.1.ep6.el6.3
  • netty jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.2.6-2_redhat_2.2.ep6.el6.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1592RHSA-2012:1591RHSA-2013:0130RHSA-2013:0512

  • apache2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.4.23-4.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10268-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-2687 updated cvss 2.6

httpd: mod_negotiation XSS via untrusted file names in directories with MultiViews enabled

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 httpd
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) httpd 2.2.3-74.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.3-74.el5, httpd-manual 2.2.3-74.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) httpd 2.2.3-74.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.3-74.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0130
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-26.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-26.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-26.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0512
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) httpd 2.2.3-74.el5, httpd-manual 2.2.3-74.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0130
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-26.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-26.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-26.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-26.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-26.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) httpd 2.2.15-26.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.15-26.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.15-26.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0512
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server httpd 2.2.22-14.ep6.el5, mod_jk 1.2.36-5.1.ep6.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.22-14.ep6.el5, httpd-tools 2.2.22-14.ep6.el5, mod_jk-ap22 1.2.36-5.1.ep6.el5, wss4j 1.6.7-1.redhat_1.ep6.el5, +255 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1591
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server httpd 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6, mod_jk 1.2.36-5.ep6.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6, mod_jk-ap22 1.2.36-5.ep6.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6, tomcat-native 1.1.24-1.ep6.el6, +252 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1592
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1594

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Exploit prediction

23.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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