CVE-2007-5158 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The focus handling for the onkeydown event in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to change field focus and copy keystrokes via a certain use of a JavaScript htmlFor attribute, as demonstrated by changing focus from a textarea to a file upload field, a related issue to CVE-2007-3511.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 15.01% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-10-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Arbitrary File Upload | 2007-09-27 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/41382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27007
- http://www.0x000000.com/index.php?i=437
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25836
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36848
- http://osvdb.org/41382
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27007
- http://www.0x000000.com/index.php?i=437
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25836
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36848
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