CVE-2008-2947

medium

Description

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508

http://secunia.com/advisories/30857

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-30

Updated: 2018-10-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium