Microsoft · Internet Explorer · CVE-2003-1559
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5 through 6 SP1
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.22
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading Referer log data. This occurs because Microsoft Internet Explorer sends Referer headers containing https:// URLs in requests for http:// URLs.
**Recommendations**
For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.22, update to a version that does not send Referer headers with https:// URLs in requests for http:// URLs.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5 through 6 SP1, update to a version that does not send Referer headers with https:// URLs in requests for http:// URLs.