CVE-2008-4020

Published: Oct 15, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a document that contains a "Content-Disposition: attachment" header and is accessed through a cdo: URL, which renders the content instead of raising a File Download dialog box, aka "Vulnerability in Content-Disposition Header Vulnerability."

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Office

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Office	Version xp sp3

Related CWEs

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (24)

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55410403/index.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000070.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/32138

Source: secure@microsoft.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31693

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021045

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2807

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-056

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45546

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45550

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5969

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55410403/index.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000070.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/32138

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31693

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021045

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2807

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-056

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45546

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45550

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5969

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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