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TI-2008-03681 Aliases CVE-2008-3842GHSA-jc59-w8vh-r622

Request Validation (aka the ValidateRequest filters) in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET…

Priority LOW 39CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Request Validation (aka the ValidateRequest filters) in ASP.NET in Microsoft .NET Framework without the MS07-040 update does not properly detect dangerous client input, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a query string containing a "</" (less-than slash) sequence.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.20421 97th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*2003 goldRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp1Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp1Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp2Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp2Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:*2003 sp2Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:*xp goldRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*xp sp3Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:gold:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 gold Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp1 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp1 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp2 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp2 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:server_x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp2 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp gold Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp sp3 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2008Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*2008Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*2008Running onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1 sp1VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:media_center_2005:*:*:*:*:*xp goldRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:tablet_pc_2005:*:*:*:*:*xp goldRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 sp3VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008 Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:media_center_2005:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp gold Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:gold:tablet_pc_2005:*:*:*:*:* Versions xp gold Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:1.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3842
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc59-w8vh-r622

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

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  • TI-2020-01112 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET Framework, Microsoft SharePoint, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2017-06273 Code injection in Microsoft .NET Framework KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-01495 The Windows DirectWrite library, as used in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-19239 .NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-18684 ASP.NET Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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