# CVE-2007-2907: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject JavaScript or HTTP headers via redirect parameters, potentially leading to cross-site scripting or request smuggling.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 May 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mvq6-6vw6-prj5

## What is CVE-2007-2907?

CVE-2007-2907 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in SSL-Explorer before 0.2.13 allows remote authenticated users to enter redirect URLs containing (1) JavaScript or (2) HTTP headers via an unspecified vector, possibly the forwardTo parameter to redirect.do. NOTE: the impact might be cross-site scripting (XSS) or HTTP request smuggling.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2907?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ssl-Explorer Ssl-Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-2907?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-2907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5832/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-5831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5831/): Directory traversal vulnerability in fileSystem.do in SSL-Explorer before 0.2.14 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via direc (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2907 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-2907 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2007-2907/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2907/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2907
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2907
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2907

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2907/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.