OSVDB ID: 25073

Title: Microsoft IE mhtml: Redirection Domain Restriction Bypass

Info

Disclosure

Apr 28, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Apr 28, 2006

Solution

Jul 06, 2007

Description

Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to access documents served from another web site. The issue is caused due to an error in the handling of redirections for URLs with the "mhtml:" URI handler. It is possible that the flaw may allow a malicious website to access properties of a site in an arbitrary external domain in the context of the victim user's browser resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer

6.0
7.0

References

Credit

  • codedreamer -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/25073