PT-2007-1997 · Kde+1 · Kdelibs+1

Published 2007-01-29 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2007-0537

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KDE HTML library (kdelibs) version 3.5.5

Description The issue is related to the improper parsing of HTML comments, which can be exploited by remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This can be achieved by embedding certain HTML tags within a comment in a title tag, allowing attackers to bypass some XSS protection schemes.

Recommendations For version 3.5.5, consider disabling the parsing of HTML comments in the title tag as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially vulnerable web pages to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-0537

RHSA-2007:0909

RHSA-2007_0909

Affected Products

Red Hat

Kdelibs

References · 42

• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02906 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:157 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24065 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06492 · Security Note
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• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06488 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06487 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24013 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06489 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06490 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06486 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-06493 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27108 · Vendor Advisory