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)
EPSS: 0.140 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 8
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
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.