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TI-2007-00524 Aliases CVE-2007-0537GHSA-qpw4-qr5r-cjxc

The KDE HTML library (kdelibs), as used by Konqueror 3.5.5, does not properly parse HTML…

Priority LOW 17CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The KDE HTML library (kdelibs), as used by Konqueror 3.5.5, does not properly parse HTML comments, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and bypass some XSS protection schemes by embedding certain HTML tags within a comment in a title tag, a related issue to CVE-2007-0478.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01903 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.5VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0909 Released 2007-10-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kdelibs security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5, kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5.i386, kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5, kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5.i386, kdelibs-apidocs-6:3.5.4-13.el5 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) kdelibs-6:3.5.4-13.el5, kdelibs-devel-6:3.5.4-13.el5, kdelibs-devel-6:3.5.4-13.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4.i386, kdelibs-devel-6:3.3.1-9.el4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4.i386, kdelibs-6:3.3.1-9.el4.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0909
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0909
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0909
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0909
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0909
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0909
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0909

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0537
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpw4-qr5r-cjxc

References

Advisory 7

Other 4

  • TI-2004-00791 Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2 allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00790 Internet Explorer 6.0 allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00375 The URI handlers in Konqueror for KDE 3.2.2 and earlier do not properly filter "-"… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01059 Konqueror 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp://… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00552 Konqueror in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier (kdelibs) allows remote attackers to bypass intended… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2002-01119 The cross-site scripting protection for Konqueror in KDE 2.2.2 and 3.0 through 3.0.3 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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