CVE-2008-5551 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2008-12-12

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 32.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.32268.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-12T18:13:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.237Z

Reserved: 2008-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5551

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-12T18:30:03.280

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5551

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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