CVE-2007-4542

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MapServer before 4.10.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving the (1) processLine function in maptemplate.c and the (2) writeError function in mapserv.c in the mapserv CGI program.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.66% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/attachment/ticket/2256/ms-bug-2256-4.8.patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29688 third party advisory
http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/download/current/HISTORY.TXT/
http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/ticket/2256
http://secunia.com/advisories/26561 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26718 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00096.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2974 vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=439346
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25582 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1539 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4542?
CVE-2007-4542 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4542?
To fix CVE-2007-4542, 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-2007-4542 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4542 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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