CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3. It affects Microsoft. Its EPSS score suggests a 11.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2008-5556
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
11.22%
Microsoft
Original NVD Description
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.