Is CVE-2008-2949 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2949 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2949?

CVE-2008-2949 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-2949

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 20.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 20.5% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2940)
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-2008-2940 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / internet explorer
microsoft / internet explorer

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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