CVE-2009-0369: Medium severity Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability

Published Jan 30, 2009
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Updated

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to trick a user into visiting an arbitrary URL via an onclick action that moves a crafted element to the current mouse position, related to a "Clickjacking" vulnerability.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Microsoft Internet Explorer=7

Event History

Jan 30, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:30 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What user interaction is required for exploitation?

An attacker must trick the user into visiting a malicious page and clicking an attacker-controlled element. The onclick action then moves a crafted element to the current mouse position, causing navigation to an arbitrary URL.

2

Is this exploitable remotely without authentication?

Yes. The supplied vector indicates network-based exploitation with no authentication required, but the attack requires user interaction and has medium attack complexity.

3

What security impact is identified?

The provided impact information indicates integrity impact only; confidentiality and availability impacts are listed as none. The described outcome is unwanted navigation to an arbitrary URL.

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