CVE-2008-6059
xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r38566 does not properly restrict access from web pages to the (1) Set-Cookie and (2) Set-Cookie2 HTTP response headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from cookies via…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r38566 does not properly restrict access from web pages to the (1) Set-Cookie and (2) Set-Cookie2 HTTP response headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from cookies via XMLHttpRequest calls, related to the HTTPOnly protection mechanism.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.95% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- webkit/webkit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/38566/trunk/WebCore/xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33804
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10957
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48575
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/38566/trunk/WebCore/xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33804
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10957
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48575
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.