CVE-2007-6616 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in simpleforum.cgi in SimpleForum 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkey parameter in a search action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-01-03

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simpleforum:simpleforum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2007-6581	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in simpleforum.cgi in SimpleForum 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the searchkey parameter in a search action. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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 0.01065.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28235
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3509
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485489/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27005
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39202

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Simpleforum Simpleforum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-03T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:11:06.180Z

Reserved: 2008-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6616

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-03T23:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:48:26.723

Link: CVE-2007-6616

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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