CVE-2007-4356

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 28.28% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/36400	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26427	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/08/ftp_files_expose_web_site_cred.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4356?: CVE-2007-4356 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4356?: To fix CVE-2007-4356, 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-2007-4356 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4356 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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