CVE-2008-3842

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
Request Validation (aka the ValidateRequest filters) in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework without the MS07-040 update does not properly detect dangerous client input, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a query string containing a "</" (less-than slash) sequence.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-3842
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-08-27T20:41:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-11T20:49:58
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-79 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:media_center_2005:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:tablet_pc_2005:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.procheckup.com/PDFs/bypassing-dot-NET-ValidateRequest.pdf Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4193 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44741
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3842
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3842
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:28:01 Added to TrackCVE