CVE-2008-4787 is a visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 that allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar. This is achieved by crafting a URL with a hostname containing numerous non-breaking space characters, which are rendered as whitespace, effectively hiding the true domain. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, medium complexity, and potential for partial impact on integrity and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code demonstrating address bar spoofing is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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