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
Published Jun 30, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 25.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 7
- 8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 25.44% (0.25438) | 97.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 25.44% (0.25438) | 97.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 43.94% (0.43936) | 97.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.06% (0.74057) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 43.00% (0.43003) | 97.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 10, 2025 | 9.95% (0.09954) | 94.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.96% (0.07956) | 94.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 10.58% (0.10582) | 95.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 8.54% (0.08536) | 94.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 13.34% (0.13341) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 13.04% (0.13040) | 94.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.65% (0.09649) | 93.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.86% (0.16864) | 96.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.86% (0.16864) | 95.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.86% (0.16864) | 92.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30851 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1348 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30851 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/cc405107.aspx#EHD | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ghost-busters/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/516627 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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