XSS in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2008-5551
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting data at two different positions within an HTML document, related to STYLE elements and the CSS expression property, aka a "double injection."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.140 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.140 · newest: 0.140 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32780 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4724 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5551?
- CVE-2008-5551 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-12-12.
- Is CVE-2008-5551 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.