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CVE-2008-2947

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote...

6.8 Medium

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.

Exploit likelihood

24.7%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.

Record
CVE-2008-2947
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.

Record
CVE-2008-2947
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2938 No score

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.

Record
EUVD-2008-2938
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww6f-jp5h-g5hq No score

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote...

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.

Record
GHSA-ww6f-jp5h-g5hq
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-2947 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 30, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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