Netscape Navigator 7.1 Status Bar href authentication spoofing

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A vulnerability was found in Netscape Navigator 7.1 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Status Bar. The manipulation of the argument href with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Netscape Navigator 7.1 allows remote attackers to spoof a legitimate URL in the status bar via A HREF tags with modified "alt" values that point to the legitimate site, combined with an image map whose href points to the malicious site, which facilitates a "phishing" attack.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2004. The weakness was shared 05/08/2004 by http-equiv (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0528 since 06/03/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16102), Exploit-DB (24137), SecurityFocus (BID 10389†) and OSVDB (6580†). The entries VDB-653, VDB-665 and VDB-82041 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netscape.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: http-equiv
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0528 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0528
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22029
X-Force: 16102 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook Express A HREF URL spoofing
SecurityFocus: 10389 - Netscape Navigator Embedded Image URI Obfuscation Weakness
OSVDB: 6580 - Netscape Navigator ImageMap URL Spoofing

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 12/05/2014 03:36 PM
Updated: 01/21/2025 06:58 AM
Changes: 12/05/2014 03:36 PM (57), 06/18/2018 09:32 AM (6), 01/21/2025 06:58 AM (23)
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