6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-2948
Microsoft Internet Explorer Cross-Domain Object Data Type Vulnerability
Description

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object 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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2008, 10:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 23, 2021, 3:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-2948 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2948 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft internet_explorer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Python CSS JavaScript HTML

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
64 stars 24 fork 24 watcher
Born at : April 18, 2017, 9:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 5 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2948 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-2948 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.54 }} -4.80%

score

0.94292

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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