2.6
LOW
CVE-2007-0537
KDE Konqueror HTML Comment XSS Vulnerability
Description

The KDE HTML library (kdelibs), as used by Konqueror 3.5.5, does not properly parse HTML comments, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and bypass some XSS protection schemes by embedding certain HTML tags within a comment in a title tag, a related issue to CVE-2007-0478.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 29, 2007, 4:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0537 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kde konqueror
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0537.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/32975
http://secunia.com/advisories/23932 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24013 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24065 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24442 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24463 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24889 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27108 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017591
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-10.xml
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070206-1.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:031
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:157
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0909.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457924/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22428
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-420-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0505 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1117
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10244
http://osvdb.org/32975
http://secunia.com/advisories/23932 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24013 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24065 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24442 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24463 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24889 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27108 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017591
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-10.xml
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070206-1.txt
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:031
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:157
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0909.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457924/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22428
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-420-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0505 Vendor Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1117
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10244

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-0537 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0537 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/457924/100/0/threaded [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457924/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10244 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10244 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0537 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0537 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.28 }} 0.06%

score

0.93751

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
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