CVE-2007-5158 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can steal keystrokes by manipulating focus via JavaScript in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2007-5158?
CVE-2007-5158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 1 Oct 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
The focus handling for the onkeydown event in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to change field focus and copy keystrokes via a certain use of a JavaScript htmlFor attribute, as demonstrated by changing focus from a textarea to a file upload field, a related issue to CVE-2007-3511.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5158 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5158 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9mmm-2pp6-2xv5.