CVE-2003-0594

Public Exploit

Description

Mozilla 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 Mozilla 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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.52%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-March/018475.html	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0056.html	mailing list exploit vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A917	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-112.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9826	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:021	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A873	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0594?: CVE-2003-0594 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0594?: To fix CVE-2003-0594, 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-2003-0594 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0594 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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