CVE-2007-5979 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in download_plugin.php3 in F5 Firepass 4100 SSL VPN 5.4 through 5.5.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the backurl parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.6% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-11-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f5 | firepass 4100 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | F5 FirePass 4100 SSL VPN - 'Download_Plugin.php3' Cross-Site Scripting | 2007-11-12 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/38665
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27647
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3364
- http://www.procheckup.com/Vulnerability_PR07-13.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483601/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26412
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018937
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3847
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38439
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/7000/400/sol7498.html
- http://osvdb.org/38665
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27647
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3364
- http://www.procheckup.com/Vulnerability_PR07-13.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483601/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26412
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018937
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3847
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38439
- https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/7000/400/sol7498.html
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