Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Popup Window Address Bar Spoofing Weakness

Bugtraq ID:	20728
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 25 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 31 2006 09:17PM
Credit:	The discovery of this issue is attributed to an anonymous source.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 X64 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 X64 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp1 X64 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp1 X64 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems R2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems R2 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate + Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista Business + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp1 X64 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition Sp1 X64 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0 + Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 0 + Microsoft Windows XP 0 + Microsoft Windows XP 0 + Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 + Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 + Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1 + Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1 + Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional + Microsoft Windows XP Professional + Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 + Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition + Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition + Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 0 + Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 0 + Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP3 + Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP3
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Popup Window Address Bar Spoofing Weakness

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a weakness that allows attackers to spoof a popup window and address bar.

Attackers may exploit this via a malicious web page to spoof the contents and origin of a page that the victim may trust. This vulnerability may be useful in phishing or other attacks that rely on content spoofing.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Popup Window Address Bar Spoofing Weakness

A proof-of-concept demonstration is available at the following URI:

http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Popup Window Address Bar Spoofing Weakness

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Popup Window Address Bar Spoofing Weakness

References:

• IE Address Bar Issue (Microsoft)
  
• Microsoft Internet Explorer Homepage (Microsoft)
  
• MSIE IE7 Popup Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability (Johannes Ullrich)
  
• IE7 status: 8 days after release, 3 unfixed issues ( Moritz Naumann)
  
• US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#347188 (US-CERT)