Request Header Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability| ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5291 | Date: (C)2008-06-10 (M)2023-12-14 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect referrer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Product: |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 |
