CVE-2008-2948

N/A Unknown
Published: June 30, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30851
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30851
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
43.9%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft