CVE-2007-5414 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Mozilla Firefox via crafted gopher URIs when UTF-7 content is rendered.

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-2007-5414?

CVE-2007-5414 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 12 Oct 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 Mozilla Firefox before 2.0, when UTF-7 document content is rendered directly in UTF-7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a gopher URI that uses single quote characters to delimit a literal string within an XSS sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-5415.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5414?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5414?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5414 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-2007-5414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-prc6-qwc4-rr5x.

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