Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-5980 is a cross-site scripting issue in eggblog before 3.1.1. A remote attacker could cause malicious script or HTML to run in a user's browser through the RSS page. Business risk is mainly for exposed legacy eggblog sites where trusted users still log in or administer content. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running public or internal eggblog installations older than 3.1.1. Because eggblog is a legacy blogging package, most modern environments are unlikely to be affected unless old sites remain online. Treat this as a legacy web exposure cleanup item. It is not supported by active exploitation evidence, but exposed old blog software can still create session theft, content trust, and brand risks. Mitigation focus: Upgrade eggblog to 3.1.1 or later where still in use.; If upgrade is unavailable, retire or isolate the legacy eggblog site.; Restrict access to administrative sessions on affected deployments..
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- eggblog-rss-xss(38420)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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