CVE-2008-2947

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.

• CWE-284

• http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348Press/Media Coverage
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30857Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txtExploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/referencesBroken Link
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
• http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348Press/Media Coverage
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30857Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txtExploit
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/referencesBroken Link
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809Broken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901

Published

Jun 30, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified