CVE-2003-1559
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.22, and other 5 through 6 SP1 versions, sends Referer headers...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1559- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1559- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1549 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1549- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5g87-97pw-p9m9 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.22, and other 5 through 6 SP1 versions, sends Referer headers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5g87-97pw-p9m9- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1559 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 31, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.