CVE-2008-2948
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener. NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener. NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.
- Record
CVE-2008-2948- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener. NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.
- Record
CVE-2008-2948- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2939 No score
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener. NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2939- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c5jv-q5g8-55g4 No score
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to...
Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 allows remote attackers to change the location property of a frame via the Object data type, and use a frame from a different domain to observe domain-independent events, as demonstrated by observing onkeydown events with caballero-listener. NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is a duplicate of CVE-2008-2947, possibly a different attack vector.
- Record
GHSA-c5jv-q5g8-55g4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8 Beta 1 - Frame Location Cross Domain Security Bypass | 2008-06-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2948 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 30, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html
secunia.com/advisories/30851
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx
gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters
blogs.zdnet.com/security?p=1348
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2948
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c5jv-q5g8-55g4