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CVE-2008-1999
Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing many "invisible" characters in the userinfo subcomponent of…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
Description
Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing many "invisible" characters in the userinfo subcomponent of the authority component of the URL (aka the user field), as demonstrated by %E3%80%80 sequences.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% 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
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- ADV-2008-1347 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- apple-safari-user-addressbar-spoofing(41981) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://es.geocities.com/jplopezy/pruebasafari3.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080422 Safari 3.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities for windows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3833 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 29900 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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