CVE-2007-3164 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, when prompting for HTTP Basic Authentication for an IDN web site, uses ACE labels for the domain name in the…
published 2007-06-11 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-3156
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.9%
- EPSS 9.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, when prompting for HTTP Basic Authentication for an IDN web site, uses ACE labels for the domain name in the status bar, but uses internationalized labels for this name in the authentication dialog, which might allow remote attackers to perform phishing attacks if the user misinterprets confusable characters in the internationalized labels, as demonstrated by displaying xn--theshmogroup-bgk.com only in the status bar.
Exploit prediction
9.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/25663
third-party-advisory
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osvdb.org
/36142
vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/34867
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/24483
vdb-entry
- ha.ckers.org /blog/20070608/cross-domain-basic-auth-phishing-tactics/
- bitsploit.de /archives/428-Cross-Domain-Basic-Auth-Phishing-Tactics.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-3164
- NVD CVE-2007-3164
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