Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1545
The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 does not restrict the dangerous Transfer-Encoding HTTP request header, which allows remote attackers to conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via a POST containing a "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header and a request body with an incorrect chunk size.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1545
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.05%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 84 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1545
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-1545
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-1545
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3786
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42804
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489960/100/0/threaded
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http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA01240108.html
Exploit
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloud
Products affected by CVE-2008-1545
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*