CVE-2007-3930 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via UTF-8 spellchecking, leading to cross-site scripting attacks in DocuWiki.
- 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-2007-3930?
CVE-2007-3930 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 21 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
Interpretation conflict between Microsoft Internet Explorer and DocuWiki before 2007-06-26b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks when spellchecking UTF-8 encoded messages via the spell_utf8test function in lib/exe/spellcheck.php, which triggers HTML document identification and script execution by Internet Explorer even though the Content-Type header is text/plain.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3930?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Wiki Dokuwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3930?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3930 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-2007-3930 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3930 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-c393-9g57-887f.