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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2003-1559

CVE-2003-1559

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.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Ie
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=5 <=6 SP1

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