Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-3842
Request Validation (aka the ValidateRequest filters) in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework without the MS07-040 update does not properly detect dangerous client input, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a query string containing a "</" (less-than slash) sequence.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.199
EPSS Ranking 95.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4193
- http://www.procheckup.com/PDFs/bypassing-dot-NET-ValidateRequest.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44741
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4193
- http://www.procheckup.com/PDFs/bypassing-dot-NET-ValidateRequest.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495667/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44741
Products affected by CVE-2008-3842
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-