The Javadoc tool in Sun JDK 6 and JDK 5.0 Update 11 can generate HTML documentation pages…
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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 Javadoc tool in Sun JDK 6 and JDK 5.0 Update 11 can generate HTML documentation pages that contain cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03051 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2007:0956 Released 2007-10-16 · Red Hat rating Moderatejava-1.5.0-bea security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5.ia64, java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5 +8
- RHSA-2007:0829 Released 2007-08-07 · Red Hat rating Criticaljava-1.5.0-ibm security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4.ppc +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4 +9
- RHSA-2007:0818 Released 2007-08-06 · Red Hat rating Criticaljava-1.5.0-sun security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.12-1jpp.2.el4 +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0818, RHSA-2007:0829 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0818, RHSA-2007:0829 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0829 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0818, RHSA-2007:0829 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0829, RHSA-2007:0956 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0818, RHSA-2007:0829 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3503
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7m4h-vmxp-2j43
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Sources
- CVE-2007-3503 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3503 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7m4h-vmxp-2j43 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-3503 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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