CVE-2007-6640 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can read or modify configuration and send HTTP requests via exposed userscript functions in Creammonkey and GreaseKit.
- 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-2007-6640?
CVE-2007-6640 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jan 2008. 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
Creammonkey 0.9 through 1.1 and GreaseKit 1.2 through 1.3 does not properly prevent access to dangerous functions, which allows remote attackers to read the configuration, modify the configuration, or send an HTTP request via the (1) GM_addStyle, (2) GM_log, (3) GM_openInTab, (4) GM_setValue, (5) GM_getValue, or (6) GM_xmlhttpRequest function within a web page on which a userscript is configured.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6640?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sourceforge Creammonkey, Sourceforge Greasekit.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6640?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6640 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2007-6640 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6640 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmrg-23pg-v7hm.