Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Win XP Address Bar document.open authentication spoofing
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Win XP and classified as critical. This impacts the function document.open of the component Address Bar. The manipulation results in authentication spoofing.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3826. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Win XP (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function document.open of the component Address Bar. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to prevent users from leaving a site, spoof the address bar, and conduct phishing and other attacks via repeated document.open function calls after a user requests a new page, but before the onBeforeUnload function is called.
The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was published 07/17/2007 by Michal Zalewski (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3826 since 07/17/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 720 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26963 (MS07-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100052 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS07-057)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 16064. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9017.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35421), Tenable (26963), SecurityFocus (BID 24911†), OSVDB (38212†) and Secunia (SA26069†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2958, VDB-3366 and VDB-3369. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Authentication spoofingCWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 26963
Nessus Name: MS07-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)
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OpenVAS ID: 102060
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Snort ID: 16064
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Timeline
07/27/2005 🔍07/13/2007 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2007-3826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37860
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X-Force: 35421
SecurityFocus: 24911 - Microsoft Internet Explorer OnBeforeUnload Javascript Browser Entrapment Vulnerability
Secunia: 26069 - Internet Explorer "document.open()" Method Spoofing Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 38212 - Microsoft IE document.open() Function Address Bar Spoofing
SecurityTracker: 1018788 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof the Address Bar and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 15655 - [MS07-057] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Allows Remote Spoofing and Phishing Attacks, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-2540
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Entry
Created: 03/15/2015 15:58Updated: 07/21/2021 08:54
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (77), 05/07/2019 12:42 (21), 07/21/2021 08:54 (3)
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