CVE-2007-3406
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP...
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in the (1) src attribute of a (a) bgsound, (b) input, (c) EMBED, (d) img, or (e) script tag; (2) data attribute of an object tag; (3) value attribute of a param tag; (4) background attribute of a body tag; or (5) the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.
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Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in the (1) src attribute of a (a) bgsound, (b) input, (c) EMBED, (d) img, or (e) script tag; (2) data attribute of an object tag; (3) value attribute of a param tag; (4) background attribute of a body tag; or (5) the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.
- Record
CVE-2007-3406- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in the (1) src attribute of a (a) bgsound, (b) input, (c) EMBED, (d) img, or (e) script tag; (2) data attribute of an object tag; (3) value attribute of a param tag; (4) background attribute of a body tag; or (5) the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.
- Record
CVE-2007-3406- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-3392 No score
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in the (1) src attribute of a (a) bgsound, (b) input, (c) EMBED, (d) img, or (e) script tag; (2) data attribute of an object tag; (3) value attribute of a param tag; (4) background attribute of a body tag; or (5) the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.
- Record
EUVD-2007-3392- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-34f8-9qw7-mxcp No score
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP...
Multiple absolute path traversal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allow remote attackers to access arbitrary local files via the file: URI in the (1) src attribute of a (a) bgsound, (b) input, (c) EMBED, (d) img, or (e) script tag; (2) data attribute of an object tag; (3) value attribute of a param tag; (4) background attribute of a body tag; or (5) the background:url attribute declared in the BODY parameter of a STYLE tag.
- Record
GHSA-34f8-9qw7-mxcp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Local File Access | 2007-02-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-3406 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 26, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.9%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.