CVE-2008-4033 is a cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services versions 3.0 through 6.0, impacting products like Microsoft Expression Web, Office, and Internet Explorer. An attacker could exploit this by manipulating HTTP request header fields, such as Transfer-Encoding, to obtain sensitive information from another domain and corrupt the session state. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-7196) exists, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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