CVE-2007-5414: XSS

Published Oct 12, 2007
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Mozilla Firefox<=1.8

Event History

Oct 12, 2007
CVE Published
09:17 PM
Oct 13, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5414?

CVE-2007-5414 is considered a medium severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-5414?

The best way to fix CVE-2007-5414 is to upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 2.0 or later.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2007-5414?

CVE-2007-5414 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 2.0, specifically versions 1.8 and lower.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2007-5414 allow?

CVE-2007-5414 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML through crafted gopher URIs.

5

Is CVE-2007-5414 a common vulnerability?

While CVE-2007-5414 affected an older version of Firefox, XSS vulnerabilities are commonly-exploited security issues across various applications.

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