CVE-2007-5355
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.8)—
The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7, when a primary DNS suffix with three or more components is configured, resolves an unqualified wpad hostname in a second-level domain outside this configured DNS domain, which allows remote WPAD servers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Base score: 5.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 17%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27901
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27901
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945713
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/945713.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26686
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019033
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4064
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