CVE-2008-4788
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 omits high-bit URL-encoded characters when displaying the address...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4788- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4788- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4768 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4768- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9qq-p6mw-h9pq No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 omits high-bit URL-encoded characters when displaying the address...
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.
- Record
GHSA-j9qq-p6mw-h9pq- 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-2008-4788 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 29, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.06%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.