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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.677Z
Reserved: 2008-03-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-1544
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-03-28T23:44:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-1544
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