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CVE-2008-3842

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.3 Published: 2008-08-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 "

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows-NtMicrosoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows VistaMicrosoft .Net Framework

Weakness Type

CWE-79

References