XSS in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2008-5552
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks via a CRLF sequence in conjunction with a crafted Content-Type header, as demonstrated by a header with a utf-7 charset value. NOTE: the vendor has reportedly stated that the XSS Filter intentionally does not attempt to "address every conceivable XSS attack scenario."
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.116 (95.6th 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 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5552?
- CVE-2008-5552 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-12-12.
- Is CVE-2008-5552 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.