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CVE-2008-3843 Details

Description

Request Validation (aka the ValidateRequest filters) in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework with the MS07-040 update does not properly detect dangerous client input, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a query string containing a "<~/" (less-than tilde slash) sequence followed by a crafted STYLE element.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4193 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44743 CVE
http://www.procheckup.com/PDFs/bypassing-dot-NET-ValidateRequest.pdf CVE
http://www.procheckup.com/Vulnerability_PR08-20.php CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows-nt
2003 gold
2003 sp1
2003 sp2
2008
xp gold

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:media_center_2005:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:tablet_pc_2005:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 2000
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows vista
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows xp
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft .net framework
1.0 sp3
1.1 sp1
2.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3843
NVD Published Date:
Aug 27, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]