CVE-2007-1085

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Desktop allows remote attackers to bypass protection schemes and inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and possibly gain full access to the system, by using an XSS vulnerability in google.com to extract the signature for the internal web server, then calling the "under" parameter in Advanced Search with the proper signature.

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.08% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017686	vdb entry
http://www.watchfire.com/resources/Overtaking-Google-Desktop.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460735/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460928/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/615857	third party advisory us government resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2301	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22650	vdb entry exploit
http://osvdb.org/33483	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1085?: CVE-2007-1085 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1085?: To fix CVE-2007-1085, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1085 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1085 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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