CVE-2008-5556

Published Dec 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 11.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not recognize attack patterns designed to operate against web pages that are encoded with utf-7, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting crafted utf-7 content. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes this issue, stating "Behaviour is by design.

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM
Reserved
Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 12, 2008, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM