CVE-2007-3406

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in the (1) src attribute of a (a) bgsound, (b) input, (c) EMBED, (d) img, or (e) script tag; (2) data attribute of an object tag; (3) value attribute of a param tag; (4) background attribute of a body tag; or (5) the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 29.35% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory xdisclose.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/45435	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22621	vdb entry exploit
http://www.xdisclose.com/XD100099.txt	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3406?: CVE-2007-3406 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3406?: To fix CVE-2007-3406, 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-2007-3406 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3406 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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