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CVE-2007-5944

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Servlet Engine / Web Container in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Servlet Engine / Web Container in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.1.4 through 5.1.1.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Expect HTTP header. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-3918, but there are insufficient details to be sure.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.02533
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Weakness Classification

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

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ibm websphere application serverall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteIBM Websphere Application Server 5.1.1 - WebContainer HTTP Request Header Securityverified
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD14 Nov 2007 · 01:46 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/38700
http://secunia.com/advisories/27674
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK51068
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24017314
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26457
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018963
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