CVE-2007-6306

Exp

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the image map feature in JFreeChart 1.0.8 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) chart name or (2) chart tool tip text; or the (3) href, (4) shape, or (5) coords attribute of a chart area.

Published: 2007-12-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6306 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.29%). Core evidence: 2 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-2007-6306

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6306

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 2026-04-08 2.22% 2.29% +0.07%
2 2026-03-25 2.38% 2.22% -0.16%
3 2026-03-02 2.38%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6306

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-2007-6306

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-6306

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-6306 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libjfreechart-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6306
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6306
ubuntu low CVE-2007-6306 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libjfreechart-java), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, released 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-6306

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6306

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jfree jfreechart 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:o:jfree:jfreechart:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6306

URL Tags
http://jfreechart.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jfreechart/branches/jfreechart-1.0.8-security/NEWS?r1=679&r2=680 Patch
http://jfreechart.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jfreechart/trunk/source/org/jfree/chart/entity/ChartEntity.java?r1=662&r2=661&pathrev=662 Exploit
http://jfreechart.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jfreechart/trunk/source/org/jfree/chart/imagemap/ImageMapUtilities.java?r1=662&r2=661&pathrev=662 Exploit
http://osvdb.org/41843
http://osvdb.org/41844
http://osvdb.org/41845
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0630.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27959 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31493
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3430
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0031.jsp
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0151.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0158.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0213.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484709/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26752
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38922
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