Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 Address Bar authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Address Bar. Performing a manipulation results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-3003. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary URL on the web site visited by the victim, as demonstrated by a visit to an attacker-controlled web page, which triggers a spoofed login form for the site containing that page.

The weakness was shared 08/28/2009. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3003. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53005) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23640†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 900836
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/15/2009 🔍
08/28/2009 +12 days 🔍
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10/07/2009 +40 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1988 days 🔍
08/20/2021 +2347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49719

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X-Force: 53005
Vulnerability Center: 23640 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - 8 Address Bar Remote Spoofing Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/20/2021 17:33
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (38), 05/07/2019 12:42 (15), 08/20/2021 17:25 (2), 08/20/2021 17:33 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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