# CVE-2007-5112: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in session.cgi (aka the login page) in Google Urchin 5 5.7.03 and earlier allows remote attackers t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-09-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in session.cgi (aka the login page) in Google Urchin 5 5.7.03 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4713. NOTE: this can be leveraged to capture login credentials in some browsers that support remembered (auto-completed) passwords.

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## References

- http://securityvulns.ru/Sdocument90.html
- http://osvdb.org/38578
- http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070823/xss-and-possible-information-disclosure-in-urchin/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480469/100/0/threaded
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/google-urchin-password-theft-madness
- http://websecurity.com.ua/1283/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482006/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3177
- http://hackademix.net/2007/09/24/googhole-xss-pwning-gmail-picasa-and-almost-200k-customers/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25788
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30606

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