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CVE-2008-40291 exploit

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 and 4.0, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to obtain sens…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
26.7%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

26.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-7196 Microsoft XML Core Services DTD - Cross-Domain Scripting (MS08-069) · remote · 2008-11-23

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=122703006921213&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA08-316A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5999 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/32155 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/3111 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-069 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1021164 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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