Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-5554 (CCN-47443)

Assigned:2008-12-11
Published:2008-12-11
Updated:2018-10-11
Summary:The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not properly handle some HTTP headers that appear after a CRLF sequence in a URI, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS or redirection attacks, as demonstrated by the (1) Location and (2) Set-Cookie HTTP headers.
Note: the vendor has reportedly stated that the XSS Filter intentionally does not attempt to "address every conceivable XSS attack scenario."
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
4.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
4.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 11 2008 - 10:27:43 CST
Aspect9: Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 Anti-XSS Filter Vulnerabilities

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-5554

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site
Windows Internet Explorer 8

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20081211 Aspect9: Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 Anti-XSS Filter Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-antixss-xss(47277)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-locationsetcookie-xss-filter-bypass(47443)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-locationsetcookie-xss-filter-bypass(47443)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    microsoft internet explorer 8 beta2