CVE-2007-3888 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via search parameters or anonymous blog entries in Insanely Simple Blog.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2007-3888?

CVE-2007-3888 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Insanely Simple Blog 0.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the search action, possibly related to the term parameter to index.php; or (2) an anonymous blog entry, possibly involving the (a) posted_by, (b) subject, and (c) content parameters to index.php; as demonstrated by the onmouseover attribute of certain elements. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3888?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Insanely Simple Blog Insanely Simple Blog.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3888?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2007-3888 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3888 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q49q-f47q-m2gq.

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