Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to spoof the domain of a URL via a "%01" character before an @ sign in the user@domain portion of the URL, which hides the rest of the URL, including the real site, in the address bar, aka the "Improper URL Canonicalization Vulnerability."
CVE-2003-1025
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 97.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 20, 2004
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (26)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652278
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/346948
- cve@mitrehttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-033A.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.zapthedingbat.com/security/ex01/vun1.htm
- cve@mitrehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-004
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13935
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A490
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A491
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A510
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A511
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A512
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A513
- cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A526
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652278
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/346948
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-23465✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 23, 2003
Opera Browser 6.0 6 - URI Display Obfuscation
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-23422✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 9, 2003
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 / Mozilla 1.2.1 - URI Display Obfuscation (1)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-23423✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 9, 2003
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 / Mozilla 1.2.1 - URI Display Obfuscation (2)
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