CVE-2003-1025 describes an "Improper URL Canonicalization Vulnerability" affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6 SP1. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof a URL's domain by inserting a "%01" character before an "@" sign in the user@domain portion, effectively hiding the true destination in the address bar. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, leading to a potential impact of partial integrity loss (spoofing) without affecting confidentiality or availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code for similar URI display obfuscation issues in IE 5/6 is available on ExploitDB. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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