# CVE-2007-3708: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CodeIgniter 1.5.3 before 20070626 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-07-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CodeIgniter 1.5.3 before 20070626 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) String.fromCharCode and (2) malformed nested tag manipulations in an unspecified component, related to insufficient sanitization by the xss_clean function.

## What to do

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/37907
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25991
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35350
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064500.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473190/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2877

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