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CVE-2008-29491 exploit

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via th…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
20.5%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

20.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-31996 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8 Beta 1 - Frame Location Cross Domain Security Bypass · remote · 2008-06-27

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1941/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/516627 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • technet.microsoft.com /en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • sirdarckcat.blogspot.com /2008/05/browsers-ghost-busters.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • blogs.zdnet.com /security/?p=1348 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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