CVE-2007-5944

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Servlet Engine / Web Container in IBM WebSphere...

4.3 MediumPublic exploit

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Servlet Engine / Web Container in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.1.4 through 5.1.1.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Expect HTTP header. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-3918, but there are insufficient details to be sure.

Exploit likelihood

1.79%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2007-5944
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-5944
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-5914 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-5914
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9rmf-q528-p6rv No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Servlet Engine / Web Container in IBM WebSphere...

Record: GHSA-9rmf-q528-p6rv
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm websphere application server

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	IBM Websphere Application Server 5.1.1 - WebContainer HTTP Request Header Security	2007-11-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2007-5944 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published November 14, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.79%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.