medium4.3
CVE-2008-5554
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not properly handle some HTTP headers that appear after a CRLF sequence in a URI, which allows re…
Impact
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not properly handle some HTTP headers that appear after a CRLF sequence in a URI, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS or redirection attacks, as demonstrated by the (1) Location and (2) Set-Cookie HTTP headers. 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/47443
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47443