# CVE-2007-0885: Rainbow Zen - XSS

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2007-0885 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2007-0885

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 6.8
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Rainbow Zen
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))
- **Tags:** enterprise_software

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jira/secure/BrowseProject.jspa in Rainbow with the Zen (Rainbow.Zen) extension allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2007-0885](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0885) is a vulnerability in Rainbow with the Zen extension, where improper input sanitization in the Jira project browsing interface allows attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 2nd of April 2025.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2007-0885 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning.
Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2007-0885. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Observed attempts focus on URLs containing `/jira/secure/browseproject.jspa`, specifically manipulating the `id` parameter to deliver cross-site scripting payloads.

## Timeline

- 2007-02-12: CVE Published. CVE-2007-0885 is published to NVD.
- 2025-04-02: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2007-0885 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-04-07: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2007-0885 for the first time.

## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32418
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2007/CVE-2007-0885.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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