6.8med
CVE-2008-3173
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which c…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
11.3%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
11.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- crisp.tweakblogs.net /blog/ie-and-2-letter-domain-names.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43950 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- kuza55.blogspot.com /2008/02/understanding-cookie-security.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-3173
- NVD: CVE-2008-3173
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