CVE-2007-5456
high · 7.5Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the "File Download - Security Warning" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.
7.5
CVSS
19.9%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2007-10-14
Published
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-94
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | <= 7 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482220/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482248/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482297/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482314/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26062
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482220/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482248/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482297/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482314/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26062
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2007-5456