CVE-2008-3474 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass cross-domain security policies in Internet Explorer to obtain sensitive information via crafted HTML documents.
- 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-2008-3474?
CVE-2008-3474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 15 Oct 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly determine the domain or security zone of origin of web script, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended cross-domain security policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document, aka "Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3474?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3474?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3474 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-fv89-5gfc-wwfc.