FKIE_CVE-2008-3472
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-15 00:12 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:55
Severity
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly determine the domain or security zone of origin of web script, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended cross-domain security policy, and execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information, via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability."
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