CVE-2007-3930

Description

Interpretation conflict between Microsoft Internet Explorer and DocuWiki before 2007-06-26b allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks when spellchecking UTF-8 encoded messages via the spell_utf8test function in lib/exe/spellcheck.php, which triggers HTML document identification and script execution by Internet Explorer even though the Content-Type header is text/plain.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.17% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35501	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2908	third party advisory
http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki%3Achanges
http://osvdb.org/38319	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26150	third party advisory
http://bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1195
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474144/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2617	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24973	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3930?: CVE-2007-3930 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3930?: To fix CVE-2007-3930, 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-2007-3930 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3930 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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