CVE-2008-4788

Published Oct 29, 2008

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 omits high-bit URL-encoded characters when displaying the address bar, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a domain name that differs from an important domain name only in these characters, as demonstrated by using exam%A9ple.com to spoof example.com, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7900.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "693D3C1C-E3E4-49DB-9A13-44ADDFF82507"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References