Improper input validation in Microsoft Internet Explorer
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 trusted URL while the Flash application is still loading. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1192.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.255 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.253 · newest: 0.255 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Address_Bar_Spoofing_Vulnerability_Test/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17404 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1842 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1881 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1604 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1806 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1218 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021 (vendor-advisory)