CVE-2007-4874 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SimpNews 2.41.03 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) l_username parameter to admin/layout2b.php, and the (2) backurl parameter to comment.php.

Published: 2007-09-26

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:boesch-it:simpnews:2.41.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4855	Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SimpNews 2.41.03 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) l_username parameter to admin/layout2b.php, and the (2) backurl parameter to comment.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01819.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://forum.boesch-it.de/viewtopic.php?t=2791
http://secunia.com/advisories/26965
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3166
http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0070
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480598/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25809
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36774

History

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Subscriptions

Boesch-it Simpnews

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-09-26T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:08:33.810Z

Reserved: 2007-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4874

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-09-26T20:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:44:55.723

Link: CVE-2007-4874

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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