CVE-2008-4029 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 26.7% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and 4.0, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from another domain via a crafted XML document, related to improper error checks for external DTDs, aka "MSXML DTD Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 26.74% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft XML Core Services DTD - Cross-Domain Scripting (MS08-069) | 2008-11-23 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32155
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3111
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-069
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5999
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021164
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32155
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3111
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-069
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5999
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