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CVE-2003-1559: microsoft ie

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 14-07-2008Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1559 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft ie. EPSS estimates a 15.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
15.80%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.22, and other 5 through 6 SP1 versions, sends Referer headers containing https:// URLs in requests for http:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

15.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 15.80% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
15.80%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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