# CVE-2007-4478: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-08-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the local zone via a URI, when the document at the associated URL is saved to a local file, which then contains the URI string along with the document's original content.

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## References

- http://websecurity.com.ua/1241/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477253/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498697/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498684/100/0/threaded
- http://securityvulns.ru/Rdocument865.html
- http://securityvulns.com/news/Microsoft/IE/saved-css.html
- http://osvdb.org/45826

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