# CVE-2007-1085: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit XSS in Google Desktop to bypass protections and potentially gain full system access via crafted search parameters.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 23 Feb 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mx5-3rqh-r9mj

## What is CVE-2007-1085?

CVE-2007-1085 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Desktop allows remote attackers to bypass protection schemes and inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and possibly gain full access to the system, by using an XSS vulnerability in google.com to extract the signature for the internal web server, then calling the "under" parameter in Advanced Search with the proper signature.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1085?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Desktop.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1085?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1085 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1085 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Google Desktop - Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-3150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3150/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1085 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1085 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1085 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1085/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1085/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1085
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1085
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1085

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1085/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.