CVE-2008-4020 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a do…
published 2008-10-15 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4005
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 24.4%
- EPSS 24.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP SP3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a document that contains a "Content-Disposition: attachment" header and is accessed through a cdo: URL, which renders the content instead of raising a File Download dialog box, aka "Vulnerability in Content-Disposition Header Vulnerability."
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/31693 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/32138 advisory
Exploit prediction
24.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/32138
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/31693
vdb-entry, patch
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
vendor-advisory
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-056
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2807
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/45546
vdb-entry
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jvndb.jvn.jp
/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000070.html
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/45550
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5969
vdb-entry, signature
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jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN55410403/index.html
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1021045
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4020
- NVD CVE-2008-4020
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