CVE-2007-5796

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management console in Blue Coat ProxySG before 4.2.6.1, and 5.x before 5.2.2.5, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by modifying the URL that is used for loading Certificate Revocation Lists.

Affected products

Symantec Proxysg Firmware: before 4.2.6.1; from 5.0.0 before 5.2.2.5 — fixed in 4.2.6.1, 5.2.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec Proxysg Firmware 4.2.6.1, 5.2.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27452
http://www.bluecoat.com/support/securityadvisories/advisory_cross-site_scripting_vulnerability
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018888
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3678
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38213
http://secunia.com/advisories/27452
http://www.bluecoat.com/support/securityadvisories/advisory_cross-site_scripting_vulnerability
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018888
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3678
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38213

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