Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 OnKeyDown cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7. This vulnerability affects the function OnKeyDown. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5158. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be disabled.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function OnKeyDown. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 09/28/2007 by Ronald van den Heetkamp (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at 0x000000.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5158 since 09/30/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2381 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36848), SecurityFocus (BID 25836†), OSVDB (41382†), Secunia (SA27007†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-16492†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

03/22/2001 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: 0x000000.com
Researcher: Ronald van den Heetkamp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3347
X-Force: 36848 - Microsoft Internet Explorer OnKeyDown information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 25836 - Microsoft Internet Explorer File Upload Vulnerability
Secunia: 27007 - Internet Explorer "OnKeyDown" Event Focus Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 41382 - Microsoft IE OnKeyDown JavaScript htmlFor Attribute Keystroke Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 16492 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Remote Field Focus Change and Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2007 15:26
Updated: 03/15/2021 18:43
Changes: 10/01/2007 15:26 (54), 04/07/2017 12:01 (22), 03/15/2021 18:43 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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