CVE-2008-5551

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Published Dec 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 14.0% KEV · Not listed

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."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 14.0% (13.994% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 12, 2008, 6:13 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM
Reserved: Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 12, 2008, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:00 PM

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