Description
The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 does not block dangerous HTTP request headers when certain 8-bit character sequences are appended to a header name, which allows remote attackers to (1) conduct HTTP request splitting and HTTP request smuggling attacks via an incorrect Content-Length header, (2) access arbitrary virtual hosts via a modified Host header, (3) bypass referrer restrictions via an incorrect Referer header, and (4) bypass the same-origin policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted request header.
Affected products
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References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031 ↗
- http://www.mindedsecurity.com/MSA02240108.html ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29453 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5291 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778 ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020226 ↗
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28379 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489954/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0980 ↗
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3785 ↗