CVE-2007-4356 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dep…
published 2007-08-15 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4339
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.6%
- EPSS 5.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.
Exploit prediction
5.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/26427
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/36400
vdb-entry
- blog.washingtonpost.com /securityfix/2007/08/ftp_files_expose_web_site_cred.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4356
- NVD CVE-2007-4356
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