CVE-2007-3826 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof the address bar and prevent users from leaving a site in Internet Explorer, 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-2007-3826?
CVE-2007-3826 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 17 Jul 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to prevent users from leaving a site, spoof the address bar, and conduct phishing and other attacks via repeated document.open function calls after a user requests a new page, but before the onBeforeUnload function is called.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3826?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3826?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3826 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-3826 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3826 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjmq-m73w-2rj6.