CVE-2007-5355 describes a man-in-the-middle (MITM) vulnerability in the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) feature of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7, affecting various Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote WPAD servers to intercept traffic when a specific DNS suffix configuration causes the browser to resolve an unqualified WPAD hostname outside its intended domain. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this vulnerability has a medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. Despite its age and a high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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