How severe is CVE-2008-2947?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of MEDIUM with a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2008-2947?

This is classified as CWE-284, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2008-2947 - MEDIUM Severity | CVSS 6.8

Vulnerability Description

Cross-domain vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via JavaScript that uses the Object data type for the value of a (1) location or (2) location.href property, related to incorrect determination of the origin of web script, aka "Window Location Property Cross-Domain Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, CVE-2008-2948 and CVE-2008-2949 are duplicates of this issue, probably different attack vectors.

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