HTTP: Microsoft Internet Explorer Location Property Cross Domain Scripting
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session in context of the trusted site and to access the content of a web page in a different domain.
Extended Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a cross-domain scripting security-bypass vulnerability because the application fails to properly enforce the same-origin policy. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary script code in another browser window's security zone. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. NOTE: Attackers exploiting this issue on Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and Internet Explorer 6 SP1 running on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 may leverage the issue to execute remote code. Other vulnerable versions of the browser are prone only to information disclosure.
Affected Products
Nortel_networks self-service_speech_server,Microsoft internet_explorer
Short Name
HTTP:STC:IE:LOCATION-X-DOMAIN
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2008-2947 Cross Domain Explorer Internet Location Microsoft Property Scripting bid:29960
Release Date
12/21/2011
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3728
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Nortel_networks
Microsoft
CVSS Score
6.8