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Microsoft Internet Explorer Window Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13251
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Release Date:
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2004-12-08
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Last Update:
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2004-12-10
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Popularity:
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117,907 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Spoofing
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1155
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Description:
Secunia Research has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof the content of websites.
The problem is that a website can inject content into another site's window if the target name of the window is known. This can e.g. be exploited by a malicious website to spoof the content of a pop-up window opened on a trusted website.
This is related to:
SA11966
Secunia has constructed a test, which can be used to check if your browser is affected by this issue:
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test/
The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched system with Internet Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Windows XP SP1/SP2.
Solution:
Do not browse untrusted sites while browsing trusted sites.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Secunia Research
Changelog:
2004-12-10: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-13/advisory/
Other References:
SA11966:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11966/
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