CVE-2007-6536
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.
Exploit likelihood
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 Medium
AV: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
| 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-2007-6536 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.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/26923
aviv.raffon.net/2007/12/18/GoogleToolbarDialogSpoofingVulnerability.aspx
secunia.com/advisories/28166
securityfocus.com/archive/1/485288/100/0/threaded
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39164
osvdb.org/39499
securityreason.com/securityalert/3491
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6536
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g99w-mc49-xxpm