CVE-2008-2948

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8 Beta 1 - Frame Location Cross Domain Security Bypass2008-06-27 · remote · windows · Verified

Impact

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener. NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.

Affected products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30851
• http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
• http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
• http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30851
• http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
• http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references