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Internet Explorer 7 Popup Address Bar Spoofing Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22542
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Release Date:
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2006-10-25
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Last Update:
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2006-10-31
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Popularity:
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85,922 views
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Critical:
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Less 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 7.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5544
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Description:
A weakness has been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct phishing attacks.
The problem is that it's possible to display a popup with a somewhat spoofed address bar where a number of special characters have been appended to the URL. This makes it possible to only display a part of the address bar, which may trick users into performing certain unintended actions.
Secunia has constructed a demonstration, which is available at:
http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/
The weakness is confirmed in Internet Explorer 7 on a fully patched Windows XP SP2 system.
Solution:
Do not follow links from untrusted sources.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by an anonymous person.
Changelog:
2006-10-27: Added link to US-CERT.
2006-10-31: Added CVE reference.
Other References:
US-CERT VU#347188:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347188
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