embedded prototype.js JavaScript hijacking
Published Apr 30, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.37%
Description
The Prototype (prototypejs) framework before 1.5.1 RC3 exchanges data using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) without an associated protection scheme, which allows remote attackers to obtain the data via a web page that retrieves the data through a URL in the SRC attribute of a SCRIPT element and captures the data using other JavaScript code, aka "JavaScript Hijacking."
Affected products
No data.
- 1.5.1_rc3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.37% (0.02374) | 83.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.37% (0.02374) | 81.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 36.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00977) | 84.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 3, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00977) | 83.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00921) | 81.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00654) | 77.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00596) | 75.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 75.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 71.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 70.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00403) | 69.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 68.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/7910 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://prototypejs.org/2007/4/24/release-candidate-3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37677 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1952 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.fortifysoftware.com/servlet/downloads/public/JavaScript_Hijacking.pdf x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2383 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539592 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2383
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2383
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/7910 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://prototypejs.org/2007/4/24/release-candidate-3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37677 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1952 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.fortifysoftware.com/servlet/downloads/public/JavaScript_Hijacking.pdf | x_refsource_MISCURL Repurposed | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2383 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539592 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2383 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2383 |
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