Explain CVE-2007-0045
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin before 8.0.0, and possibly the plugin distributed with Adobe Reader 7.x before 7.1.4, 8.x before 8.1.7, and 9.x before 9.2, for Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Google Chrome, Opera 8.5.4 build 770, and Opera 9.10.8679 on Windows allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript and conduct other attacks via a .pdf URL with a javascript: or res: URI with (1) FDF, (2) XML, and (3) XFDF AJAX parameters, or (4) an arbitrarily named name=URI anchor identifier, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'RHSA-2007:0021', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0021.html'}, {'name': '23691', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/23691'}, {'name': 'TA09-286B', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286B.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2007:0017', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0017.html'}, {'name': '21858', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21858'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2009/01/stable-beta-update-yahoo-mail-and.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://events.ccc.de/congress/2006/Fahrplan/attachments/1158-Subverting_Ajax.pdf'}, {'name': '20070103 Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455790/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '1023007', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1023007'}, {'name': '23882', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/23882'}, {'name': '20070103 Adobe Acrobat Reader Plugin - Multiple Vulnerabilities', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455801/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'ADV-2007-0032', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0032'}, {'name': '24457', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24457'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX02153', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742'}, {'name': 'adobe-acrobat-pdf-xss(31271)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31271'}, {'name': '20070103 Re: [WEB SECURITY] Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455831/100/0/threaded'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-15.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-02.html'}, {'name': '2090', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SREASON'], 'url': 'http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2090'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2007:011', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0012.html'}, {'name': '102847', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUNALERT'], 'url': 'http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102847-1'}, {'name': '33754', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/33754'}, {'name': 'ADV-2007-0957', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0957'}, {'name': '20070103 RE: [WEB SECURITY] Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455836/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '23812', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/23812'}, {'name': '20070104 Universal PDF XSS After Party', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455906/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '1017469', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1017469'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa07-01.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa07-02.html'}, {'name': '23483', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/23483'}, {'name': '23877', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/23877'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/universal-pdf-xss-after-party'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-01.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9693', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9693'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6487', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6487'}, {'name': 'SSRT061181', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-2898', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2898'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200701-16', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-16.xml'}, {'name': '24533', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/24533'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.disenchant.ch/blog/hacking-with-browser-plugins/34'}, {'name': 'SSA:2007-066-05', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.338131'}, {'name': 'VU#815960', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/815960'}, {'name': '20070103 Re: Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455800/100/0/threaded'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.wisec.it/vulns.php?page=9'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED