Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly determine the domain or security zone of origin of web script, which allows remote…

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly determine the domain or security zone of origin of web script, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended cross-domain security policy, and execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information, via a crafted HTML document, aka "Event Handling Cross-Domain Vulnerability."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

31.7% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• ie-event-security-bypass(45562) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• SSRT080143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13255 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• MS08-058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2809 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1021047 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 31616 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• TA08-288A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• win-ms08kb956390-update(45565) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:37 UTC.