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    CVE-2008-2947

    Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.

    Published:Jun 30, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 30, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.42038
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txthttp://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-284 Improper Access Control

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    References

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30857
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508
    http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
    http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/30857
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508
    http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High