Description
The child frames in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 inherit the default charset from the parent window when a charset is not specified in an HTTP Content-Type header or META tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated using the UTF-7 character set.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22701
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24314
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461076/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_032007.142.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0744
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/32119
Scores
EPSS
0.1161
EPSS Percentile
95.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/ie
7.0
Published
Feb 26, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026