First published: Wed Mar 28 2007(Updated: )
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 does not check URLs embedded in (1) object or (2) iframe HTML tags against the phishing site blacklist, which allows remote attackers to bypass phishing protection.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Firefox | =2.0.0.3 |
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CVE-2007-1736 has a moderate severity level as it allows phishing protection to be bypassed.
To fix CVE-2007-1736, upgrade to a later version of Mozilla Firefox that addresses this vulnerability.
CVE-2007-1736 affects Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.3.
CVE-2007-1736 exploits the failure to check URLs in object or iframe HTML tags against the phishing site blacklist.
Yes, CVE-2007-1736 can lead to successful phishing attacks by allowing malicious URLs to bypass Firefox's phishing protection.