CVE-2007-3075

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a URI with a certain scheme, possibly related to "..%5C" (encoded backslash) sequences.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 18.30% Top 10%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/45436	vdb entry
http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070516/read-firefox-settings-poc/#comment-35888

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3075?: CVE-2007-3075 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3075?: To fix CVE-2007-3075, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3075 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3075 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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