Internet Explorer 6.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin security policy and make requests outside of the intended domain by calling open on an XMLHttpRequest object (Microsoft.XMLHTTP) and using tab, newline, and carriage return characters within the first argument (method name), which is supported by some proxy servers that convert tabs to spaces
Published Feb 7, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.20%
Description
Internet Explorer 6.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin security policy and make requests outside of the intended domain by calling open on an XMLHttpRequest object (Microsoft.XMLHTTP) and using tab, newline, and carriage return characters within the first argument (method name), which is supported by some proxy servers that convert tabs to spaces. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to conduct referer spoofing, HTTP Request Smuggling, and other attacks.
Affected products
No data.
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- 6
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- 6
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6
- 6.0
- 6.0.2600
- 6.0.2800
- 6.0.2800.1106
- 6.0.2900.2180
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.20% (0.11199) | 95.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.76% (0.10760) | 95.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.76% (0.18761) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.87% (0.23872) | 93.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 18.76% (0.18761) | 94.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.66% (0.17661) | 94.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.43% (0.08430) | 94.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2024 | 14.75% (0.14754) | 95.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 17.20% (0.17204) | 96.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 22.48% (0.22478) | 96.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 20.02% (0.20024) | 96.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 16.34% (0.16340) | 95.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | 15.79% (0.15792) | 95.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 18.66% (0.18657) | 95.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 9.81% (0.09814) | 94.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 6.59% (0.06594) | 92.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 2.72% (0.02721) | 89.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02097) | 87.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01582) | 85.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01481) | 84.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 90.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Feb/0081.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/411585 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459172/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14969 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Feb/0081.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/411585 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459172/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14969 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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