CVE-2007-1405 Trac Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the download wiki page feature in Trac when using Internet Explorer.

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-2007-1405?

CVE-2007-1405 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Mar 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 the "download wiki page as text" feature in Trac before 0.10.3.1, when Microsoft Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified parameters.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1405?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including trac. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
trac PyPIAll versions0.10.3.1
trac PyPIAll versions0.10.3.1
trac PyPIAll versions0.10.3.1

Products include Edgewall Software Trac.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1405?

Upgrade trac to 0.10.3.1 or later.

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-2007-1405 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1405 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1405, GHSA-w7x2-57f7-3p3x, PYSEC-2007-2.

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