CVE-2005-4827 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass same-origin policy in Internet Explorer via XMLHttpRequest manipulation, enabling referer spoofing and request smuggling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4827?
CVE-2005-4827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 7 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Internet Explorer 6.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin security policy and make requests outside of the intended domain by calling open on an XMLHttpRequest object (Microsoft.XMLHTTP) and using tab, newline, and carriage return characters within the first argument (method name), which is supported by some proxy servers that convert tabs to spaces. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to conduct referer spoofing, HTTP Request Smuggling, and other attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4827?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canon Network Camera Server Vb101, Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c25g-j43f-w7p8.