FKIE_CVE-2008-2947
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-06-30 22:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:54
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 |
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