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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)…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.9%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% 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
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10957 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/38566/trunk/WebCore/xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 33804 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- webkit-xmlhttprequest-info-disclosure(48575) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
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