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CVE-2007-4356

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dep…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.6%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • osvdb.org /36400 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26427 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • blog.washingtonpost.com /securityfix/2007/08/ftp_files_expose_web_site_cred.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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