CVE-2007-3826

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to prevent users from leaving a site, spoof the address bar, and conduct phishing and other attacks via repeated document.open function calls after a user requests a new page, but before the onBeforeUnload function is called.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 68.99% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473702/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2540	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/38212	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26069	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2324	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24911	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35421	vdb entry
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/ietrap3/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018788	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-057	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2892	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3826?: CVE-2007-3826 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3826?: To fix CVE-2007-3826, 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-2007-3826 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3826 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~69% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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