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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1405, GHSA-w7x2-57f7-3p3x, PYSEC-2007-2

## 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.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `trac` | PyPI | All versions | 0.10.3.1 |
| `trac` | PyPI | All versions | 0.10.3.1 |
| `trac` | PyPI | All versions | 0.10.3.1 |

Products: Edgewall Software Trac.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1405?

Upgrade trac to 0.10.3.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2007-1405 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1406/): Trac missing Content-Disposition HTTP header (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5878/): Edgewall Trac Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-4065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4065/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3980/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3695/): Trac reStructuredText breach of privacy and denial of service vulnerability (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1405 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- trac (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.10.3.1
- trac (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.10.3.1
- trac (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.10.3.1

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-2007-1405/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1405/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1405
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1405
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1405

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1405/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.