CVE-2008-5556

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.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.3 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 93%
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499124/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47277