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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2007-5158 EUVD-2007-5139GHSA-9mmm-2pp6-2xv5

The focus handling for the onkeydown event in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to change field focus and copy keystr…

Published Oct 1, 2007 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The focus handling for the onkeydown event in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to change field focus and copy keystrokes via a certain use of a JavaScript htmlFor attribute, as demonstrated by changing focus from a textarea to a file upload field, a related issue to CVE-2007-3511.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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