CVE-2007-1762 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions 2.0.0.1 through 2.0.0.3 where the browser failed to properly canonicalize URLs before checking them against its phishing blacklist. This flaw allowed attackers to bypass phishing protection by inserting multiple slash characters into a URL. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact (phishing bypass). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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