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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-2947 Detail

Description

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 CVE, MITRE Press/Media Coverage 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://secunia.com/advisories/30857 CVE, MITRE Permissions Required  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-284 Improper Access Control cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2947
NVD Published Date:
06/30/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE