CVE-2008-5551 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting data at two different positions within an HTML document, related to STYLE elements and the CSS expression property, aka a "double injection."
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 13.99% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - CSS 'expression' Property Cross-Site Scripting Filter Bypass | 2008-12-11 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4724
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4724
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32780
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
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