PT-2009-5343 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Lostmon · Published 2009-08-28 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2009-3003

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar. This can be achieved via window.open with a relative URI, showing an arbitrary URL on the web site visited by the victim. For example, a visit to an attacker-controlled web page can trigger a spoofed login form for the site containing that page.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, consider avoiding the use of window.open with relative URIs until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to potentially malicious web pages to minimize the risk of address bar spoofing.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3003

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• http://secunia.com/advisories/36334 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3003 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12817 · Note
• http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53005 · Note