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CVE-2006-1626

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.3 Published: 2006-04-05 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks by re-opening the window to a malicious Shockwave Flash application, then changing the window location back to a trusted URL while the Flash application is still loading. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1192.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows XpMicrosoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References