>> Microsoft Internet Explorer "onunload" Event Handling Address Bar Spoofing Weakness
Title : Microsoft Internet Explorer "onunload" Event Handling Address Bar Spoofing Weakness VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0713 CVE ID : CVE-2007-1091
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-02-23
Technical Description
A weakness has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which could be exploited by malicious websites to conduct spoofing or phishing attacks. This issue is due to an error when handling certain "onunload" events, which could be exploited by attackers to spoof the displayed address bar by tricking a user into entering a trusted URL manually in the address bar while visiting a malicious web page.
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