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Internet Explorer "onunload" Event Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA23014
Release Date: 2007-02-23
Last Update: 2007-10-09
Popularity: 26,159 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Spoofing
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by a malicious website to spoof the address bar.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in Internet Explorer's handling of "onunload" events, enabling a malicious website to abort the loading of a new website. This can be exploited to spoof the address bar if e.g. the user enters a new website manually in the address bar, which is commonly exercised as best practice.

The vulnerability is confirmed on a fully patched Windows XP SP2 system running Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 6. Other versions may also be affected.

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