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CVE-2007-4356
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows…
High9.3EPSS 5.6%
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Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 36400 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 26427 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/08/ftp_files_expose_web_site_cred.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .