CVE-2003-0513 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass cookie access restrictions in Internet Explorer via encoded directory traversal, exposing sensitive cookies to unauthorized applications on the same server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0513?
CVE-2003-0513 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 16 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to bypass intended cookie access restrictions on a web application via "%2e%2e" (encoded dot dot) directory traversal sequences in a URL, which causes Internet Explorer to send the cookie outside the specified URL subsets, e.g. to a vulnerable application that runs on the same server as the target application.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0513?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0513?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2003-0513 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0513 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fw37-6r3f-6r27.