PT-2007-5537 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2007-08-15 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2007-4356

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 7

Description The issue allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source. This can be demonstrated by reading the source of files with extensions such as .htm, .html, or .mht.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 7, consider avoiding the use of FTP sessions to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to sensitive information that may be embedded in HTML files retrieved during FTP sessions.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-4356

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• http://secunia.com/advisories/26427 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4356 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/36400 · Note
• http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/08/ftp_files_expose_web_site_cred.html · Note