CVE-2008-2947

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-06-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-2947 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 42.04%, 97th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +8.86% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-2947

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2947

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 33.18% 42.04% +8.86%
2 2025-03-29 42.04% 33.18% -8.86%
3 2025-03-19 — 42.04% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2947

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2947

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2947

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2947

URL Tags
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 Press/Media Coverage
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/30857 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923508 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com/PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29960 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020382 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1940/references Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2809 Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43366
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45565
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
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