medium4.3
CVE-2008-5552
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks via a CRLF sequ…
Impact
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks via a CRLF sequence in conjunction with a crafted Content-Type header, as demonstrated by a header with a utf-7 charset value. NOTE: the vendor has reportedly stated that the XSS Filter intentionally does not attempt to "address every conceivable XSS attack scenario."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Version 8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47441
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47441