Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4074. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to leverage the "response-changing mechanism" to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against web sites that have no inherent XSS vulnerabilities, related to the details of output encoding and improper modification of an HTML attribute, aka "XSS Filter Script Handling Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was shared 11/25/2009 by SirDarckCat (Website). The advisory is available at theregister.co.uk. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-4074. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 322 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44110 (MS10-002: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100078 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-002 and KB979352)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54463), Tenable (44110), SecurityFocus (BID 37135†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24215†). The entries VDB-4079, VDB-4084, VDB-51654 and VDB-51653 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 44110
Nessus Name: MS10-002: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207)
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OpenVAS ID: 901097
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (978207)
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08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: theregister.co.uk
Researcher: SirDarckCat
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50914

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X-Force: 54463
SecurityFocus: 37135 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Cross-Site Scripting Filter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24215 - [MS10-002] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Cross-Site Scripting Filter Script Handling Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 07:21
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 05/07/2019 12:43 (9), 08/28/2021 07:15 (2), 08/28/2021 07:21 (1)
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