# CVE-2007-4357: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the contents of the status bar via a link to a data: URI containing an

- 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

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the contents of the status bar via a link to a data: URI containing an encoded URL. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed by a reliable third party, since the intended functionality of the status bar allows it to be modified.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475531/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475467/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475651/100/0/threaded
- http://my.opera.com/MichalBucko/blog/firefox-2-0-0-5-uri-encoding-allows-phishing
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476062/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475970/100/0/threaded
- http://www.eleytt.com/michal.bucko/Eleytt_PhishAGoGo/bucked2.html

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