Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 executes web script from URIs of arbitrary scheme names ending with the "script" character sequence, using the (1) vbscript: handler for scheme names with 7 through 9 characters, and the (2) javascript: handler for scheme names with 10 or more characters, which might allow remote attackers to bypass certain XSS protection schemes. NOTE: other researchers dispute the significance of this issue, stating "this only works when typed in the address bar.
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07 Nov 2023, 02:00
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Summary | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 executes web script from URIs of arbitrary scheme names ending with the "script" character sequence, using the (1) vbscript: handler for scheme names with 7 through 9 characters, and the (2) javascript: handler for scheme names with 10 or more characters, which might allow remote attackers to bypass certain XSS protection schemes. NOTE: other researchers dispute the significance of this issue, stating "this only works when typed in the address bar. | |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Information
Published : 2007-07-05 20:30
Updated : 2024-04-11 00:42
NVD link : CVE-2007-3576
Mitre link : CVE-2007-3576
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-3576
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Products Affected
microsoft
- internet_explorer
CWE