CVE-2007-2401

4.3 MEDIUM 7% exploit odds Fix listed XSS

What it is

CRLF injection vulnerability in WebCore in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.9 and later, and iPhone before 1.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via LF characters in an XMLHttpRequest request, which are not filtered when serializing headers via the setRequestHeader function. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 7.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2007-06-25 19:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:39 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 7.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2007-06-25 19:30 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:39 UTC
Exploit probability: 7.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
Record status: Modified

Affected

Apple Mac Os X 10.3.9
Apple Mac Os X 10.4.9
Apple Mac Os X Server 10.3.9
Apple Mac Os X Server 10.4.9

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record