CVE-2007-5496

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to inject...

1.9 Low

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) file or (2) process name, which triggers an Access Vector Cache (AVC) log entry in a log file used during composition of HTML documents for sealert.

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.9

Record: CVE-2007-5496
CVSS 2.0: 1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-5496
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-5471 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-5471
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhm5-qhmr-4x2g No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in setroubleshoot 2.0.5 allows local users to inject...

Record: GHSA-mhm5-qhmr-4x2g
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

selinux setroubleshoot

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`setroubleshoot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.0.5-3.el5	0:2.0.5-3.el5
`setroubleshoot-plugins` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.0.4-2.el5	0:2.0.4-2.el5
`setroubleshoot-server` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.0.5-3.el5	0:2.0.5-3.el5
`setroubleshoot` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.0.5-3.el5	0:2.0.5-3.el5
`setroubleshoot-plugins` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.0.4-2.el5	0:2.0.4-2.el5
`setroubleshoot-server` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.0.5-3.el5	0:2.0.5-3.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-5496 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Selinux Setroubleshoot, published May 23, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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