TI-2008-01478 Aliases CVE-2008-1544 GHSA-63q6-hp4x-52r6

The setRequestHeader method of the XMLHttpRequest object in Microsoft Internet Explorer…

MEDIUM 53CWE-20Published 2008-03-28 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.26317 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4::::::	5.01 sp4	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1::::::	6 sp1	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000::sp4::::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*	6	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::::::::	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1::::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1:itanium:::::	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::x64:::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 sp4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Show 10 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:pro_x64:::::	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*	7	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::::::::	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium:::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::x64:::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::pro_x64:::::*	all versions	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:pro_x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:pro_x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1544
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63q6-hp4x-52r6

References

Advisory 6

Other 2

TI-2015-00277 Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.269 and 14.x through… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2015-00275 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-01386 Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-01340 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-00204 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Internet Explorer KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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