CVE-2007-1678

Fizzle 0.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via RSS Feed Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1678. PoCs published by CrYpTiC MauleR.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an HTML injection vulnerability in Fizzle 0.5, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution. The PoC includes functions to read local files and steal cookies via Mozilla's XPCOM interfaces, confirming the vulnerability's impact.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Fizzle 0.5 extension for Firefox allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via RSS feeds, which are executed by the chrome: URI handler.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by CrYpTiC MauleR · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29783

This exploit demonstrates an HTML injection vulnerability in Fizzle 0.5, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution. The PoC includes functions to read local files and steal cookies via Mozilla's XPCOM interfaces, confirming the vulnerability's impact.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Fizzle 0.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a crafted webpage or input maliciously crafted data into the application
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24654
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2480
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463816/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23144
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/33522
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33227
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1112

Scores

EPSS 0.0373
EPSS Percentile 88.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
fizzle/fizzle 0.5
Published Mar 26, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026