CVE-2007-3576

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 executes web script from URIs of arbitrary scheme names ending with the "script" character sequence, using the (1) vbscript: handler for scheme names with 7 through 9 characters, and the (2) javascript: handler for scheme names with 10 or more characters, which might allow remote attackers to bypass certain XSS protection schemes. NOTE: other researchers dispute the significance of this issue, stating "this only works when typed in the address bar.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 5, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2007-3576: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix