CVE-2008-5556
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 None
Description
** DISPUTED ** The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not recognize attack patterns designed to operate against web pages that are encoded with utf-7, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting crafted utf-7 content. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes this issue, stating "Behaviour is by design."
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-5556
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-12-12T18:30:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-11T20:56:04
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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 |
|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5556 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5556 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:27:21 | Added to TrackCVE |