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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5556

CVE-2008-5556

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.

Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 8.0 Beta 2

Patches

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