CVE-2007-0995 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass content filters by exploiting HTML attribute parsing flaws in Firefox and SeaMonkey, potentially enabling XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0995?
CVE-2007-0995 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 26 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 ignores trailing invalid HTML characters in attribute names, which allows remote attackers to bypass content filters that use regular expressions.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0995?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0995?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2007-0995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j2j-5pq8-mr48.