2008-1544 | Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLHttpRequest Calls input validation (BID-28379 / XFDB-42693)

By Max On Jul 31, 2021

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6.2	$0-$5k	0.34

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component XMLHttpRequest Calls Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. Impacted is confidentiality.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 03/28/2008 by Stefano Di Paola (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1544 since 03/28/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2563 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33133 (MS08-031: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6156.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 28379), X-Force (42693), Vulnerability Center (SBV-18592) and Tenable (33133). The entries 3731, 34794, 42733 and 42732 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 33133
Nessus Name: MS08-031: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)
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OpenVAS ID: 800103
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)
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03/22/2001 🔍
03/21/2008 +2556 days 🔍
03/28/2008 +6 days 🔍
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06/10/2008 +74 days 🔍
06/11/2008 +1 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2469 days 🔍
08/28/2016 +531 days 🔍
07/31/2021 +1798 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/