cve/2008/CVE-2008-1544.md

### [CVE-2008-1544](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1544)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031

#### Github
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