CVE-2008-2947 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can access restricted cross-domain information in Internet Explorer via malicious JavaScript, requiring user interaction to visit a crafted page.
- 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-2008-2947?
CVE-2008-2947 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 30 Jun 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
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2947?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-2947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- 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-ww6f-jp5h-g5hq.