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CVE-2007-6421

CVE detail

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.

CVSS 3.5 · LowBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

Security fixes in new Apache HTTP Server versions 1.3.41, 2.0.63 and 2.2.8Help Net Security
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project announced the release of new Apache HTTP servers, versions 1.3.41, 2.0.63 and 2.2.8. The new releases fix a number of security issues. Apache HTTP Server 1.3.41 issues: CVE-2007-6388 mod_status: Ensure refresh parameter is numeric to prevent a possible XSS attack caused by redirecting to other URLs. A flaw was found in the mod_status module. On sites where mod_status is enabled and the status pages were … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 21, 2008, 1:32 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Jan 8, 2008

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 2.0 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Access Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Access Complexity (AC): Medium. Exploitation requires some additional access conditions.
Authentication (Au): Single. The attacker must authenticate once.
Confidentiality Impact (C): None. There is no impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): Partial. There is a limited impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): None. There is no impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses