Vulnerability Name:

CCN-18020

Published:2004-11-08
Updated:2004-11-08
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows XP could allow a remote attacker to spoof a trusted Web page by altering the URL that is displayed in the Internet Explorer status bar. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL link, which will cause the spoofed URL to be displayed in the status bar, once the victim places the mouse over the link. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Web page and hosting it on a Web site or by sending it to a victim as an HTML email.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Consequences:Other
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Nov 08 2004 - 17:30:55 CST
Re: New URL spoofing bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: BID-11637
Microsoft Internet Explorer Embedded Content Status Bar URI Obfuscation Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-status-bar-spoof(18020)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    microsoft ie 6.0