XSS in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2008-5554
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not properly handle some HTTP headers that appear after a CRLF sequence in a URI, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS or redirection attacks, as demonstrated by the (1) Location and (2) Set-Cookie HTTP headers. 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)
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: 0.145 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.145 · newest: 0.145 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47443 (vdb-entry)
- 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-2008-5554?
- CVE-2008-5554 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2008-12-12.
- Is CVE-2008-5554 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.