# CVE-2007-1692: Misconfiguration in n/a

> Remote attackers can intercept web traffic by exploiting default WPAD settings in Windows via WINS or DNS spoofing.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w64j-9mwf-4v77

## What is CVE-2007-1692?

CVE-2007-1692 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 26 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD) without static WPAD entries, which might allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS, then responding to WPAD requests, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer.  NOTE: it could be argued that if an attacker already has control over WINS/DNS, then web traffic could already be intercepted by modifying WINS or DNS records, so this would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.  It has also been reported that DHCP is an alternate attack vector.

Weakness: CWE-16

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1692?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-1692?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-1692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

- [CVE-2008-4250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4250/): Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0232/): Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2009-1123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1123/): Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-0367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0367/): Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0269/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-1692 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-1692 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 26 Mar 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1692/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1692/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1692
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1692
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-1692

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