Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-2948 (CCN-43467)

Assigned:2008-05-11
Published:2008-05-11
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener.
Note: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
4.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-2948

Source: CCN
Type: SA30851
Internet Explorer 7 Frame Location Handling Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
30851

Source: CCN
Type: sirdarckcat Blog, Sunday, May 11, 2008
Browser's Ghost Busters

Source: CCN
Type: sirdarckcat Blog, Monday, May 12, 2008
Ghosts for IE8 and IE7.5730

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD

Source: CCN
Type: GNUCITIZEN Blog, May 15th, 2008
Ghost Busters

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#516627
Microsoft Internet Explorer fails to properly restrict access to frames

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#516627

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-058
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site
Internet Explorer: Home Page

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 46630
Microsoft IE location Window Object Handling XSS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 49113
Microsoft IE Window Location Property Cross-Domain Code Execution

Source: CCN
Type: BID-29986
Microsoft Internet Explorer Frame Location Cross Domain Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2008-1941

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
microsoft-ie-frameobject-security-bypass(43467)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 8
    microsoft internet explorer 7
    microsoft ie 7.0