CVE-2003-1025 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers)
Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to spoof the domain of a URL via a "%01" character before an @ sign in the user@domain portion of the URL, which hides the rest of the URL, including the real site, in the address bar, aka the "Improper URL Canonicalization Vulnerability."
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-1025 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.3 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-01-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to spoof the domain of a URL via a "%01" character before an @ sign in the user@domain portion of the URL, which hides the rest of the URL, including the real site, in the address bar, aka the "Improper URL Canonicalization Vulnerability." |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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