CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-2947
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-06-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
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.
Affected configurations
• microsoft internet explorer 5.01
• microsoft internet explorer 6
• microsoft internet explorer 7
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
References
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 Press/Media Coverage
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30857 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 Press/Media Coverage
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30857 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- 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
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references Broken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901 oval.cisecurity.org