Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary URL on the web site visited by the victim, as demonstrated by a visit to an attacker-controlled web page, which triggers a spoofed login form for the site containing that page
Published Aug 28, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.60%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary URL on the web site visited by the victim, as demonstrated by a visit to an attacker-controlled web page, which triggers a spoofed login form for the site containing that page.
Affected products
No data.
- 6
- 7
- 8
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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10601) | 95.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10601) | 95.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.66% (0.22660) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.52% (0.26519) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.66% (0.22660) | 95.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.04% (0.02037) | 89.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02037) | 87.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.45% (0.01446) | 84.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 28, 2022 | 13.53% (0.13525) | 95.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | 16.23% (0.16233) | 95.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 18.88% (0.18878) | 96.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 65.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 19, 2022 | 18.88% (0.18878) | 96.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 21.87% (0.21870) | 96.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 21.87% (0.21870) | 94.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36334 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53005 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12817 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36334 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53005 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12817 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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