CVE-2008-2947
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-2947 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-06-30 22:41:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Explorer | 5.01 | sp4 | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Explorer | 6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Microsoft | Internet Explorer | 7 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-058 - Critical | Microsoft Docs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.microsoft.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Broken Link |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Broken Link |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer Lets Remote Users Conduct Cross-Domain Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer 'location' & 'location.href' Cross Domain Security Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| marc.info | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#923508 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Zero-day flaw haunts Internet Explorer | Zero Day | ZDNet.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blogs.zdnet.com | Press/Media Coverage |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-288A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| Internet Explorer 6 Window "location" Handling Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory |
| Download Attachment | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com | Exploit |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.