CVE-2008-2947

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 30, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-2947: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix