CVE-2008-2947
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 24.74% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348Press/Media Coverage
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30857Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/referencesBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348Press/Media Coverage
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30857Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txtExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/referencesBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.