// For flags

CVE-2008-5551

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - CSS 'expression' Property Cross-Site Scripting Filter Bypass

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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."

El filtro XSS (ejecución de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados) en Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 permite a atacantes remotos saltar el mecanismo de protección XSS y generar ataques XSS mediante la inyección de datos en dos posiciones diferentes en un documento HTML, relacionado con elementos STYLE y la propiedad CSS expression, alias una "doble inyección".

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-12-11 First Exploit
  • 2008-12-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2008-12-12 CVE Published
  • 2023-06-12 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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 Internet Explorer
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 8
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"
beta2
Affected