26445 : Microsoft IE Modal Browser Window Address Bar Spoofing
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
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Disclosure
Jun 13, 2006

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

Keywords

 aka the "Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability."

Description

 Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to spoof the information in the address bar in a way that preserves the original address bar and trusted UI of a trusted site even after the browser has been navigated to a malicious site. It is possible that the flaw may allow phishing attacks or loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Microsoft Corporation
Watch-list
Internet Explorer
Watch-list
 5.0.1
6.0

References

Tools & Filters
21685

Credit
  • Yorick Koster - ITsec Security Services
  • hoshikuzu star_dust -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-06-14 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_1 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_0

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