Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2008-5551 — Cross-site Scripting in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting3 documents3 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
32.3%
top 3.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
PublishedDec 12
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting data at two different positions within an HTML document, related to STYLE elements and the CSS expression property, aka a "double injection."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-cxvw-3p7r-4cx6: The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8↗2022-05-14
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - CSS 'expression' Property Cross-Site Scripting Filter Bypass↗2008-12-11
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CVE-2008-5551 — Cross-site Scripting in Microsoft | cvebase