FKIE_CVE-2008-5551

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-12 18:30 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity ?
Summary
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting data at two different positions within an HTML document, related to STYLE elements and the CSS expression property, aka a "double injection."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4724
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32780Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4724
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32780Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 8
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  "lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
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