CVE-2007-3481 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy in Internet Explorer to access restricted cross-domain information via JavaScript manipulation.
- 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-2007-3481?
CVE-2007-3481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 28 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
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that overwrites the document variable and statically sets the document.domain attribute. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by other researchers, citing a variable scoping issue and information about the semantics of document.domain
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3481?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3481?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-3481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-77fq-m9pp-m6fw.