CVE-2008-4788 describes a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 where the browser incorrectly omits high-bit URL-encoded characters when displaying the address bar. This flaw allows remote attackers to deceive users by displaying a seemingly legitimate URL, such as "exam%A9ple.com" to spoof "example.com". The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a partial impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant 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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.