CVE-2008-3842 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ASP.NET within Microsoft .NET Framework versions prior to the MS07-040 update, affecting various Windows operating systems. The vulnerability stems from insufficient request validation, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts via dangerous client input like a "</" sequence in query strings. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.