PT-2007-4325 · Microsoft · Windows Vista Feed Headlines Gadget+1

Published 2007-08-14 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2007-3033

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Vista Feed Headlines Gadget (affected versions not specified)

Description: A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RSS feed with crafted HTML attributes. This is due to the gadget not properly removing these attributes, which are then rendered in the local zone. The issue could also enable a remote anonymous attacker to run code with the privileges of the logged on user.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-3033

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Vista Feed Headlines Gadget

References · 12

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3033 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2872 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3033 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26439 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25287 · Patch
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-048 · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/558648 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018566 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2152 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=575 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-048 · Note