# CVE-2007-5072: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via user_colors parameters in Simple PHP Blog when register_globals is enabled.

- **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:** No
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m6mg-wmmr-qwcr

## What is CVE-2007-5072?

CVE-2007-5072 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Sep 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 Simple PHP Blog (SPHPBlog) before 0.5.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via certain user_colors array parameters to certain user_style.php files under themes/, as demonstrated by the user_colors[bg_color] parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5072?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Alexander Palmo Simple Php Blog.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5071/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-1243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1243/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-2733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2733/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-4421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4421/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2005-2787](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2787/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5072 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5072 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Sep 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-2007-5072 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-2007-5072/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5072/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5072
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5072
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5072

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