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CVE-2008-2949
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via…
Medium6.8EPSS 20.5%
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Description
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the String 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 20.5% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (5)
- ADV-2008-1941 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- VU#516627 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/browsers-ghost-busters.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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