Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2948
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2948
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 8.54%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2948
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
References for CVE-2008-2948
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http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/
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http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
US Government Resource
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
Products affected by CVE-2008-2948
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*