Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-5158. PoCs published by Ronald van den Heetkamp.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a design error in Microsoft Internet Explorer's handling of form fields to disclose arbitrary file contents. It uses JavaScript to manipulate focus between a file input and a textarea, tricking the browser into revealing file paths.
Description
The focus handling for the onkeydown event in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to change field focus and copy keystrokes via a certain use of a JavaScript htmlFor attribute, as demonstrated by changing focus from a textarea to a file upload field, a related issue to CVE-2007-3511.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a design error in Microsoft Internet Explorer's handling of form fields to disclose arbitrary file contents. It uses JavaScript to manipulate focus between a file input and a textarea, tricking the browser into revealing file paths.