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CVE-2008-5556

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Published: Dec 12, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not recognize attack patterns designed to operate against web pages that are encoded with utf-7, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting crafted utf-7 content. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes this issue, stating "Behaviour is by design.

Affected (1)

Microsoft
1 product
Internet Explorer
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Internet Explorer
Version 8 beta2

Related CWEs

CWE-79
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 (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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