Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:26923

Info

Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26923
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-6536
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 18 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:34PM
Credit: Aviv Raff is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Google Toolbar 5 beta
Google Toolbar 4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability

Google Toolbar is prone to a dialog-spoofing vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue by crafting a URI that contains a open redirector.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow the attacker to convince an unsuspecting victim to install malicious custom buttons onto the victim's toolbar. This may lead to a false sense of trust and may also aid in phishing attacks. Other attacks are also possible.

This issue affects these versions:

Google Toolbar 5 beta for Internet Explorer
Google Toolbar 4 for Internet Explorer
Google Toolbar 4 for Firefox

Other versions running on different browsers may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability

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].

References

Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability

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