CVE-2007-5415 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Mozilla Firefox via crafted gopher URIs when UTF-7 content is rendered, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2007-5415?
CVE-2007-5415 is a medium-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 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 '/' (slash) characters to delimit a literal string within an XSS sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-5414.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5415?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5415?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5415 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-2007-5415 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5415 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpw8-4262-vxvh.