CVE-2009-3003

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary URL on the web site visited by the victim, as demonstrated by a visit to an attacker-controlled web page, which triggers a spoofed login form for the site containing that page.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 22.66% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53005	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/36334	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12817	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3003?: CVE-2009-3003 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3003?: To fix CVE-2009-3003, 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-2009-3003 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3003 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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