Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4356 (CCN-35974)

Assigned:2007-08-07
Published:2007-08-07
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.5 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
2.1 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: Washington Post Security Fix Blog, August 7, 2007; 1:30 PM ET
Internet Explorer and Your Web Site's Privacy

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/08/ftp_files_expose_web_site_cred.html

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4356

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
36400

Source: CCN
Type: SA26427
Microsoft Internet Explorer FTP Credentials Exposure

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
26427

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site
Internet Explorer: Home Page

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 36400
Microsoft IE HTML FTP Credential Disclosure

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-ftp-userpass-information-disclosure(35974)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 6
    microsoft internet explorer 7
    microsoft ie 6.0
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp1
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp2
    microsoft ie 7.0