CVE-2007-4543

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in enter_bug.cgi in Bugzilla 2.17.1 through 2.20.4, 2.22.x before 2.22.3, and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the buildid field in the "guided form."

Published: 2007-08-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4543 is rated Exploit Available (56.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.36%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-4543

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4543

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.77% 1.36% +0.59%
2 2025-11-11 0.72% 0.77% +0.05%
3 2025-09-21 0.72%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4543

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4543

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-4543

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2007-4543: 1 GLSA(s) (200709-18), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/bugzilla); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-4543
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-4543 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bugzilla), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 5, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4543

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4543

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.17.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.17.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.18.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.18.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.19.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.20.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 2.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla bugzilla 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:bugzilla:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4543

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