CVE-2007-5806

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Services/Utilities/classes/class.ilUtil.php in ILIAS 3.8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via attributes inside a domain-name string in the (1) mailing or (2) forum component, as demonstrated using the style and onmouseover HTML attributes.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3340 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27457 third party advisory
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ilias/ilias.3.8.3.security.patch.zip patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483011/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.ilias.de/docu/goto.php?target=st_229_35&client_id=docu patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26264 vdb entry patch
http://osvdb.org/38328 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38171 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5806?
CVE-2007-5806 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5806?
To fix CVE-2007-5806, 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-2007-5806 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5806 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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