Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1544

The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.
Published 2008-03-28 23:44:00
Updated 2023-12-07 18:38:57
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1544

EPSS FAQ
96.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1544

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.1
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
8.6
6.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-1544

  • 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-2008-1544

Products affected by CVE-2008-1544

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