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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900170
Category:Windows
Title:Microsoft iExplorer ' ' Address Bar URI Spoofing Vulnerability
Summary:This host is installed with Microsoft Internet Explorer and is prone; to an URI spoofing vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
This host is installed with Microsoft Internet Explorer and is prone
to an URI spoofing vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists due to inadequately handling specific combinations
of non-breaking space characters.

Vulnerability Impact:
An attacker may leverage this issue to spoof the source URI of a site which leads
to false sense of trust.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0 SP1 and prior.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 31960
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4787
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960
Bugtraq: 20081027 Re: Writeup by Amit Klein (Trusteer): Address Bar Spoofing for IE6 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20081027 Writeup by Amit Klein (Trusteer): Address Bar Spoofing for IE6 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
XForce ISS Database: ie-nbsp-addressbar-spoofing(46234)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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