CVE-2003-0513

CVE-2003-0513 describes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer that allows remote attackers to bypass cookie access restrictions. By using encoded directory traversal sequences ("%2e%2e") in a URL, an attacker can trick IE into sending cookies to an unintended application on the same server. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network-based attacks, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential interest.