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CVE-2007-6205

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the remote RSS sidebar plugin (serendipity_plugin_remoterss) in S9Y Serendipity before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a link in an RSS feed.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-6205 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from s9y organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-12-11T20:46:00.000

Last Modified

2026-06-16T22:47:36.343

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.3	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.4	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.5	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.5_pl1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.6	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.6_pl1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.6_pl2	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.6_pl3	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.6_rc1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.6_rc2	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.7	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.7.1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.7_beta1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.7_beta2	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.7_beta3	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.7_beta4	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.7_rc1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8.1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8.2	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8.3	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8.4	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8.5	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8_beta_5	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8_beta_6	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8_beta5	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.8_beta6	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.9	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	0.9.1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.0.3	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.0.4	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.0_beta1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.0_beta2	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.0_beta3	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.1.1	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.1.3	Yes
Application	s9y	serendipity	1.1.4	Yes

References

http://blog.s9y.org/archives/187-Serendipity-1.2.1-released.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/39143 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/28012 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29502 ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3437 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1528 ([email protected])
http://www.int21.de/cve/CVE-2007-6205-s9y.html Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484800/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26783 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4171 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38947 ([email protected])
http://blog.s9y.org/archives/187-Serendipity-1.2.1-released.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/39143 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/28012 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29502 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3437 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1528 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.int21.de/cve/CVE-2007-6205-s9y.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484800/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26783 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4171 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38947 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For s9y's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.