CVE-2008-2947
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- EPSS score
- 24.7% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2938)
- Published
- June 30, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2938 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / internet explorer
- microsoft / internet explorer
- microsoft / internet explorer
References
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348(Press/Media Coverage)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2(Mailing List)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30857(Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references(Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809(Broken Link)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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