CVE-2001-0665, also known as the "HTTP Request Encoding vulnerability," affects Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to force HTTP requests to be executed as if originating from the user, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized operations within web-based services. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has garnered no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:*:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.