# CVE-2007-4356: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 embeds FTP credentials in HTML files that are retrieved during an FTP session, which allows context-depe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-08-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/36400
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26427
- http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/08/ftp_files_expose_web_site_cred.html

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