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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-3033 · published 14 August 2007

CVE-2007-3033: Microsoft windows vista cross-site scripting vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows Vista

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Vista Feed Headlines Gadget (aka Sidebar RSS Feeds Gadget) in Windows Vista allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RSS feed with crafted HTML attributes, which are not properly removed and are rendered in the local zone.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 28% · top 1.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
28%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Windows Vista Feed Headlines Gadget (aka Sidebar RSS Feeds Gadget) in Windows Vista allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RSS feed with crafted HTML attributes, which are not properly removed and are rendered in the local zone.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=575
http://secunia.com/advisories/26439 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/558648 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25287 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018566
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2872 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-048
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2152
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=575
http://secunia.com/advisories/26439 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/558648 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25287 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018566
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-226A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2872 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-048
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2152

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-3033), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.