CVE-2007-5456 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier versions that allows remote attackers to bypass the "File Download - Security Warning" dialog box. This bypass is achieved by appending a question mark and a non-.exe filename to an executable file's URL, enabling the download of arbitrary .exe files without user confirmation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.