CVE-2008-4788

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 omits high-bit URL-encoded characters when displaying the address bar, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a URL with a domain name that differs from an important domain name only in these characters, as demonstrated by using exam%A9ple.com to spoof example.com, aka MSRC ticket MSRC7900.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46235
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497825/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497827/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46235

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