CVE-2008-2947

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 - Cross-Domain Information Disclosure via JavaScript Location Property

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 (14)

Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30857
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
Press/Media Coverage x_refsource_misc
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348

Scores

EPSS 0.2474
EPSS Percentile 97.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01 sp4
microsoft/internet_explorer 6
microsoft/internet_explorer 7
Published Jun 30, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026