CVE-2008-1999 (GCVE-0-2008-1999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-28 18:21 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:41
VLAI?
Summary
Apple Safari 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar by placing many "invisible" characters in the userinfo subcomponent of the authority component of the URL (aka the user field), as demonstrated by %E3%80%80 sequences.
Severity ?
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