CVE-2007-4356
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.
- Record
CVE-2007-4356- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.
- Record
CVE-2007-4356- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4339 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4339- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggw2-hv98-c7p2 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source, as demonstrated by a (1) .htm, (2) .html, or (3) .mht file.
- Record
GHSA-ggw2-hv98-c7p2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4356 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 15, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.62%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.