CVE-2008-5553
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Summary
The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 disables itself upon encountering a certain X-XSS-Protection HTTP header, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting this header after a CRLF sequence. NOTE: the vendor has reportedly stated that the XSS Filter intentionally does not attempt to "address every conceivable XSS attack scenario."
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47442
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47442
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
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