CVE-2006-1626
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks by re-opening the window to a malicious Shockwave Flash application, then changing the window location back to a…
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Description
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks by re-opening the window to a malicious Shockwave Flash application, then changing the window location back to a trusted URL while the Flash application is still loading. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1192.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 25.28% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Address_Bar_Spoofing_Vulnerability_Test/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19521Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429719/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429891/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440851/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17404Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1218
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25634
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1600
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1604
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1806
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1842
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1881
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1918
- http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Address_Bar_Spoofing_Vulnerability_Test/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19521Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429719/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429891/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440851/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17404Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1218
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25634
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1600
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1604
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.