CVE-2007-1115

Description

The child frames in Opera 9 before 9.20 inherit the default charset from the parent window when a charset is not specified in an HTTP Content-Type header or META tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory hardened-php.net Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22701 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/32118 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017909 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24312 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0745 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25027 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/855/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461076/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_28_opera.html vendor advisory
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_032007.142.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1115?
CVE-2007-1115 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1115?
To fix CVE-2007-1115, 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-2007-1115 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-1115 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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