{"id":"CVE-2007-5456","aliases":["EUVD-2007-5432","GHSA-47hh-2ggx-7r2j"],"status":"published","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download -...","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download - Security Warning\" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331.  NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.19891,"percentile":0.97441,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"published":"2007-10-14T18:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:46:11Z","products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"internet_explorer"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482314/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3222","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SREASON","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26062","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482297/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482220/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482248/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5456"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-47hh-2ggx-7r2j"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2007-5456","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download - Security Warning\" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331.  NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.","status":"published","published":"2007-10-14T18:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T15:31:58.24Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:32:00.617893Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2007-5432","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download - Security Warning\" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331.  NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.","status":"published","published":"2007-10-14T18:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T15:31:58Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:16:17.258093Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-47hh-2ggx-7r2j","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download -...","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download - Security Warning\" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331.  NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-01T18:33:32Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:04:37Z","cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:48:42.511023Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2007-5456","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the \"File Download - Security Warning\" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331.  NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.","status":"published","published":"2007-10-14T18:17:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:46:11.38Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:22.203764Z"}]}}