Description
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly perform neutering for the SCRIPT tag, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, a different issue than CVE-2009-4074.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Tool Signature vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12638
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/04/19/guidance-on-internet-explorer-xss-filter.aspx
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://p42.us/ie8xss/Abusing_IE8s_XSS_Filters.pdf
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://p42.us/ie8xss/
Scores
EPSS
0.1462
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer
8
Published
Apr 20, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026