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CVE-2007-6536

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names...

6.8 Medium

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names in the (1) "Downloaded from" and (2) "Privacy considerations" sections without verifying domain names, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof domain names and trick users into installing malicious button XML files, as demonstrated by presenting www.google.com when the button was downloaded from an arbitrary site through an open redirector on www.google.com.

Exploit likelihood

1.25%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names in the (1) "Downloaded from" and (2) "Privacy considerations" sections without verifying domain names, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof domain names and trick users into installing malicious button XML files, as demonstrated by presenting www.google.com when the button was downloaded from an arbitrary site through an open redirector on www.google.com.

Record
CVE-2007-6536
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names in the (1) "Downloaded from" and (2) "Privacy considerations" sections without verifying domain names, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof domain names and trick users into installing malicious button XML files, as demonstrated by presenting www.google.com when the button was downloaded from an arbitrary site through an open redirector on www.google.com.

Record
CVE-2007-6536
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6502 No score

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names in the (1) "Downloaded from" and (2) "Privacy considerations" sections without verifying domain names, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof domain names and trick users into installing malicious button XML files, as demonstrated by presenting www.google.com when the button was downloaded from an arbitrary site through an open redirector on www.google.com.

Record
EUVD-2007-6502
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g99w-mc49-xxpm No score

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names...

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names in the (1) "Downloaded from" and (2) "Privacy considerations" sections without verifying domain names, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof domain names and trick users into installing malicious button XML files, as demonstrated by presenting www.google.com when the button was downloaded from an arbitrary site through an open redirector on www.google.com.

Record
GHSA-g99w-mc49-xxpm
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
aliases, references, titleGitHub Advisories
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In short

CVE-2007-6536 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Toolbar, published December 27, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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