CVE-2008-1544 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass same-origin policy and access sensitive data by exploiting header injection in Internet Explorer's XMLHttpRequest implementation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-1544?
CVE-2008-1544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 28 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-1544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63q6-hp4x-52r6.