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CVE-2008-6059

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

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

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Webkit — Webkit

CWEs

References

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