CVE-2007-4960 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can steal login credentials and installation details by tricking users into visiting a malicious link that exploits argument injection in the Second Life protocol handler.
- 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-2007-4960?
CVE-2007-4960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 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
Argument injection vulnerability in the Linden Lab Second Life secondlife:// protocol handler, as used in Internet Explorer and possibly Firefox, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a '" ' (double-quote space) sequence followed by the -autologin and -loginuri arguments, which cause the handler to post login credentials and software installation details to an arbitrary URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linden Lab Second Life.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-4960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqfv-g8fm-xg4w.