CVE-2008-2949 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 20.5% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 20.49% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8 Beta 1 - Frame Location Cross Domain Security Bypass | 2008-06-27 |
References
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
- http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/browsers-ghost-busters.html
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
- http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/browsers-ghost-busters.html
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
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