VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-3842

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability20.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-08-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references