CVE-2007-4862

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Published Oct 30, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/menu.php in SAXON 5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the config[news_url] parameter.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:quirm:saxon:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-4843	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/menu.php in SAXON 5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the config[news_url] parameter.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.849% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/27444
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3310
http://www.netvigilance.com/advisory0054
http://www.quirm.net/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=129
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482920/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26237
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38134

History

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Subscriptions

Quirm Saxon

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 30, 2007, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:08 PM
Reserved: Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 30, 2007, 9:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM

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