CVE-2006-1626 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof the address bar in Internet Explorer via malicious Flash content, facilitating phishing attacks.
- 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-2006-1626?
CVE-2006-1626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 5 Apr 2006. 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 for Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks by re-opening the window to a malicious Shockwave Flash application, then changing the window location back to a trusted URL while the Flash application is still loading. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1192.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1626?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1626?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1626 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1626 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1626 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpcm-5rf2-mrhv.