CVE-2008-6059

Published Feb 5, 2009

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:webkit:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "AB1AB1C4-1E35-44A3-A720-8A7D03FDC203"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References