Description
The default configuration of Microsoft Windows uses the Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol (WPAD) without static WPAD entries, which might allow remote attackers to intercept web traffic by registering a proxy server using WINS or DNS, then responding to WPAD requests, as demonstrated using Internet Explorer. NOTE: it could be argued that if an attacker already has control over WINS/DNS, then web traffic could already be intercepted by modifying WINS or DNS records, so this would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability. It has also been reported that DHCP is an alternate attack vector.
Metrics
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 26, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified