CVE-2008-3842 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-3842?

CVE-2008-3842 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 27 Aug 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

Request Validation (aka the ValidateRequest filters) in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework without the MS07-040 update does not properly detect dangerous client input, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a query string containing a "</" (less-than slash) sequence.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3842?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-3842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jc59-w8vh-r622.