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>> Microsoft Internet Explorer Frame Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Title : Microsoft Internet Explorer Frame Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1941
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2948 - CVE-2008-2949
CWE ID : CWE-270
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-06-27


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A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and gain knowledge of sensitive information. This issue is caused by an error when handling frames and "location" properties, which could be exploited by remote attackers bypass the cross-domain security model, and manipulate data or steal authentication cookies from arbitrary domains by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.

Affected Products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Solution

VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1941
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/browsers-ghost-busters.html
http://sirdarckcat.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-for-ie8-and-ie75730.html

Credits

Vulnerability reported by sirdarckcat.

ChangeLog

2008-06-27 : Initial release

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