CVE-2008-5553 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2. The XSS Filter can be disabled by injecting a specific X-XSS-Protection HTTP header after a CRLF sequence, allowing remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact of partial information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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