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

CVE-2007-2400

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

Race condition in Apple Safari 3 Beta before 3.0.2 on Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and iPhone before 1.0.1, allows remote attackers to bypass the JavaScript security model and modify pages outside of the security domain and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to page updating and HTTP redirects.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
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  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published