# CVE-2007-3406: Path traversal in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Jun 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-34f8-9qw7-mxcp

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Local File Access (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

- [CVE-2014-1776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1776/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-27085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27085/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0222/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0210/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0149/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3406 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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-2007-3406/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3406/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3406
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3406
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3406

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