CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.9%
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to an URI spoofing vulnerability.
# Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900170");
script_version("2022-05-11T11:17:52+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-05-11 11:17:52 +0000 (Wed, 11 May 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-11-05 06:52:23 +0100 (Wed, 05 Nov 2008)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4787");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Windows");
script_name("Microsoft iExplorer ' ' Address Bar URI Spoofing Vulnerability");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may leverage this issue to spoof the source URI of a site which leads
to false sense of trust.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0 SP1 and prior.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to inadequately handling specific combinations
of non-breaking space characters.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to an URI spoofing vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
exit(0);
}
key = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer";
iExpVer = registry_get_sz(key:key , item:"Version");
if(!iExpVer){
iExpVer = registry_get_sz(key:key, item:"W2kVersion");
if(!iExpVer){
exit(0);
}
}
if(ereg(pattern:"^6\.0", string:iExpVer)){
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}