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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4020

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a document that contains a "Content-Disposition: attachment" header and is accessed through a cdo: URL, which renders the content instead of raising a File Download dialog box, aka "Vulnerability in Content-Disposition Header Vulnerability."
Publish Date : 2008-10-14 Last Update Date : 2018-10-12
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
4.3
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact None (There is no impact to the availability of the system.)
Access Complexity Medium (The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit)
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Cross Site Scripting
CWE ID 79

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
Vulnerability in Content-Disposition Header Vulnerability oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5969 windows
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-4020

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application Microsoft Office XP SP3 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Microsoft Office 1

- References For CVE-2008-4020

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45546
XF office-cdo-xss(45546)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45550
XF win-ms08kb957699-update(45550)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2807
VUPEN ADV-2008-2807
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-056
MS MS08-056
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
CERT TA08-288A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021045
SECTRACK 1021045
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31693
BID 31693 Microsoft Office CDO Protocol Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability Release Date:2008-10-14
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000070.html
JVNDB JVNDB-2008-000070
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
HP HPSBST02379
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55410403/index.html
JVN JVN#55410403

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-4020

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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