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CVE-2008-2947

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2947 is a cross-domain vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7. It allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains by manipulating JavaScript's Object data type with location or location.href properties, due to incorrect origin determination of web scripts. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age and potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
24.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2474 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blogs.zdnet.com / security
Press/Media Coverage
marc.info
Mailing List
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-058
secunia.com / advisories/30857
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/43366
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45565
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5901
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/923508
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
ph4nt0m.org-a.googlepages.com / PSTZine_0x02_0x04.txt
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/29960
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1940/references
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2809
Broken Link