CVE-2008-1544
high · 7.1The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.
7.1
CVSS
26.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
98th
EPSS percentile
2008-03-28
Published
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 |
| microsoft | windows_2000 | all versions |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all versions |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29453
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3785
- http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489954/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28379
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020226
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29453
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3785
- http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489954/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28379
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020226
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291
Query this programmatically:
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