Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 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
1- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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