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CVE-2008-5554 Details

Description

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."

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)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47443 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277 [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47443 [email protected]

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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 internet explorer
8 beta2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5554
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-5554 Details - Not Deferred