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CVE-2003-1559
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.22, and other 5 through 6 SP1 versions, sends Referer headers containing https:// URLs in requests for…
Medium5.0EPSS 15.8%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.8% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20031230 RE: IE 5.22 on Mac Transmitting HTTP Referer from Secure Page (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.gadgetopia.com/2003/12/23/OutlookWebAccessPrivacyHole.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 9295 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20031224 IE 5.22 on Mac Transmitting HTTP Referer from Secure Page (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3989 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
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