CVE-2008-5556
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Microsoft Internet Explorer
PublishedDec 12, 2008
First seenDec 12, 2008
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft internet_explorer | 8 | — |
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