CVE-2008-2947

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 42.04% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 vendor advisory mailing list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30857 vendor advisory third party advisory permissions required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references vdb entry broken link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508 third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901 signature vdb entry
http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 vdb entry
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 press/media coverage

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2947?
CVE-2008-2947 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2947?
To fix CVE-2008-2947, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2947 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2947 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~42% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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