Information disclosure in Prototype JavaScript Framework - CVE-2007-2383
Published: May 1, 2007 / Updated: September 27, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8610
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2383
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The Prototype (prototypejs) framework before 1.5.1 RC3 exchanges data using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) without an associated protection scheme, which allows remote attackers to obtain the data via a web page that retrieves the data through a URL in the SRC attribute of a SCRIPT element and captures the data using other JavaScript code, aka "JavaScript Hijacking."
Affected software
Prototype JavaScript Framework
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2383
Update to version 1.5.1 RC3 or later.