Information disclosure in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2003-1559
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.22, and other 5 through 6 SP1 versions, sends Referer headers containing https:// URLs in requests for http:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.158 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.158 · newest: 0.158 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 5.22
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.5, 6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348574 (mailing-list)
- www.gadgetopia.com/2003/12/23/OutlookWebAccessPrivacyHole.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9295 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348360 (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3989 (third-party-advisory)