Microsoft will be updating Internet Explorer 8, after reports that it can be used by hackers to launch attacks on websites. The company will aim to resolve the issue when it will update Internet Explorer (IE) cross-site scripting (XSS) in July, to fix a security issue in the browser.

Researchers revealed in a conference in Europe that an in-built feature in Internet Explorer 8 can be used by hackers to initiate attacks on various sites including Microsoft’s search engine Bing, Digg, Google, Twitter, Wikipedia and various other sites.

Microsoft has already released two updates in January and March this year, to deal with these problems. The company is working to fix vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 8 and will keep releasing updates when necessary.

These fixes are different from security patches usually launched by companies to fix vulnerabilities or to update the level of security for their products. The company first wants enough time to fix these issues and will only then release an update.

Chrome also employs the same kind of script filtering mechanism, but Chrome users are not under any risk, according to experts. Google also addressed some security related issues in Chrome through a security update earlier in the day.