CVE-2008-4788

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…

published October 29, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
9%
Percentile
95.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.09061 · 95.3th percentile
Published
2008-10-29T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 OCT 15:00Z
    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…
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