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CVE-2007-5947

4.3 · MEDIUM

The jar protocol handler in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 retrieves the inner URL regardless of its MIME type, and considers HTML documents within a jar archive to have…

Published Nov 14, 2007mozillaCWE-79EPSS 2.71%

Overview

CVE-2007-5947 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on November 14, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The jar protocol handler in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 retrieves the inner URL regardless of its MIME type, and considers HTML documents within a jar archive to have the same origin as the inner URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a jar: URI.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox0Affected
mozillaseamonkey0Affected

References

Refbrowser.netscape.com/releasenotes/Refbugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198965Refbugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200909Refh20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00004.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/27605Refsecunia.com/advisories/27793Refsecunia.com/advisories/27796Refsecunia.com/advisories/27797Refsecunia.com/advisories/27800

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5947?

CVE-2007-5947 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on November 14, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-5947?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-5947?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-5947?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-5947 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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