Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5551
Potential exploit
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting data at two different positions within an HTML document, related to STYLE elements and the CSS expression property, aka a "double injection."
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2008-5551
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5551
20.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 95 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5551
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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-2008-5551
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-5551
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32780
Exploit
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4724
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
Microsoft Internet Explorer CSS expression property XSS filter bypass CVE-2008-5551 Vulnerability Report
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