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CVE-2004-1527
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 does not properly handle certain character strings in the Path attribute, which can cause it to modify…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 does not properly handle certain character strings in the Path attribute, which can cause it to modify cookies in other domains when the attacker's domain name is within the target's domain name or when wildcard DNS is being used, which allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/79_e.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ie-path-cookie-overwrite(18073) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 13208 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20041115 [SNS Advisory No.79] A Possibility of Cookie Overwrite in Microsoft Internet Explorer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11680 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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