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CVE ID: | CVE-2008-5556 |
Description: | ** DISPUTED ** The XSS Filter in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 does not recognize attack patterns designed to operate against web pages that are encoded with utf-7, which allows remote attackers to bypass the XSS protection mechanism and conduct XSS attacks by injecting crafted utf-7 content. NOTE: the vendor reportedly disputes this issue, stating "Behaviour is by design." |
Test IDs: | None available |
Cross References: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5556 Bugtraq: 20081211 Aspect9: Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 Anti-XSS Filter Vulnerabilities (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded XForce ISS Database: ie-antixss-xss(47277) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277 |