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CVE-2003-1559

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 15.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-07-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: 5.22
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.5, 6, 6-sp1

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3989
• http://www.gadgetopia.com/2003/12/23/OutlookWebAccessPrivacyHole.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348360
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348574
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9295
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3989
• http://www.gadgetopia.com/2003/12/23/OutlookWebAccessPrivacyHole.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348360
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/348574
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9295

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