Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Status.pm in Apache::Status and Apache2::Status in mod_perl1 and mod_perl2 for the Apache HTTP Server, when /perl-status is accessible, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libapache2-mod-perl2 | 2.0.4-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | libapache2-mod-perl2 | 2.0.4-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | libapache2-mod-perl2 | 2.0.4-6 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apache mod_perl - 'Apache::Status' / 'Apache2::Status' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-9993 · remote · Nov 9, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1021988 vdb-entry
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=761081
- MDVSA-2009:091 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494402
- APPLE-SA-2010-11-10-1 vendor-advisory
- 1021508 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-0943 vdb-entry
- [modperl] 20090401 [SECURITY] [CVE-2009-0796] Vulnerability found in Apache::Status and Apache2::Status mailing-list
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0796
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/perl/modperl/branches/1.x/lib/Apache/Status.pm?r1=177851&r2=761081&pathrev=761081&diff_format=h
- 1021709 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8488 vdb-entry signature
- [modperl-cvs] 20090401 svn commit: r761081 - in /perl/modperl/branches/1.x: Changes lib/Apache/Status.pm mailing-list
- 34383 vdb-entry
- 34597 third-party-advisory
- 20090415 XSS with mod_perl perl_status utility mailing-list