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CVE-2008-1544in critical feed

The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP reques…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
26.3%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

26.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • mindedsecurity.com /MSA02240108.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29453 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1778 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020226 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28379 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/489954/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/0980 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3785 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

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