CVE-2008-4787 json
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname…
published 2008-10-29 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4767
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.6%
- EPSS 13.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a hostname containing many (Non-Blocking Space character) sequences, which are rendered as whitespace, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7899, a related issue to CVE-2003-1025.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-32539)
- Published
Exploit prediction
13.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-32539 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - ' ' Address Bar URI Spoofing webapps, 2008-10-27
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31960 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/31960
vdb-entry, exploit
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/46234
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4787
- NVD CVE-2008-4787
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