Microsoft XML Core Services up to 6.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft XML Core Services up to 6.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-4033. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft XML Core Services up to 6.0. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0, as used in Microsoft Expression Web, Office, Internet Explorer, and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from another domain and corrupt the session state via HTTP request header fields, as demonstrated by the Transfer-Encoding field, aka "MSXML Header Request Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 11/11/2008. The weakness was released 11/12/2008 by Stefano Di Paola with Minded Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4033 since 09/10/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34744 (MS08-069: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955218)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90466 (Microsoft XML Core Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-069)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6547.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45557), Tenable (34744), SecurityFocus (BID 32204†), OSVDB (50279†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021164†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2804, VDB-44975 and VDB-85073. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 34744
Nessus Name: MS08-069: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (955218)
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OpenVAS ID: 900058
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft XML Core Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (955218)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Stefano Di Paola
Organization: Minded Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4033 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44976

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X-Force: 45557
SecurityFocus: 32204 - Microsoft XML Core Services Transfer Encoding Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 50279 - CVE-2008-4033 - MS08-069 - Microsoft - XML Core Services - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021164
Vulnerability Center: 19982 - [MS08-069] Microsoft MSXML Header Request Vulnerability Allows Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3111

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 06/14/2025 16:41
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/20/2019 16:30 (11), 06/14/2025 16:41 (18)
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