CVE-2007-3406 describes multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2. These flaws allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files by manipulating various HTML tag attributes with a "file:" URI. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV list, public exploit code exists, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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