CVE-2007-3406 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 26 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary local files by tricking users into visiting malicious pages with file: URIs in Internet Explorer.

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-2007-3406?

CVE-2007-3406 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 26 Jun 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

Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in the (1) src attribute of a (a) bgsound, (b) input, (c) EMBED, (d) img, or (e) script tag; (2) data attribute of an object tag; (3) value attribute of a param tag; (4) background attribute of a body tag; or (5) the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3406?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-3406 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-3406 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-34f8-9qw7-mxcp.