CVE-2003-0593

Public Exploit

Description

Opera 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 Opera 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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-March/018475.html not applicable mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0056.html vendor advisory broken link mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0593?
CVE-2003-0593 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0593?
To fix CVE-2003-0593, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0593 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2003-0593 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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