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Internet Explorer 7 Popup Address Bar Spoofing Weakness
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SUMMARY
A weakness has been discovered in
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx> Internet Explorer,
which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct phishing attacks.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Software:
The weakness is confirmed in Internet Explorer 7 on a fully patched
Windows XP SP2 system.
It is possible to display a popup with a somewhat spoofed address bar
where a number of special characters have been appended to the URL. This
makes it possible to only display a part of the address bar, which may
trick users into performing certain unintended actions.
Secunia has constructed a demonstration, which is available at:
<http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/>
http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/
US-CERT <http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347188> VU#347188
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The original article can be found at:
<http://secunia.com/advisories/22542/>
http://secunia.com/advisories/22542/
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