CVE-2008-4787 EXPLOIT
5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname containing many (Non-Blocking Space character) sequences, which are rendered as whitespace, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7899, a related issue to CVE-2003-1025.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.62% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - ' ' Address Bar URI Spoofing | 2008-10-27 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46234
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