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CVE-2009-3566
McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager (NSM) before 5.1.11.8.1 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in the Set-Cookie header for the…
Medium4.3EPSS 4.0%
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- mitre
Description
McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager (NSM) before 5.1.11.8.1 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in the Set-Cookie header for the session identifier, which allows remote attackers to hijack a session by leveraging a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10005 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3226 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1023172 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 37004 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- nsm-httponly-session-hijacking(54251) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 59912 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20091111 [SWRX-2009-002] McAfee Network Security Manager Authentication Bypass and Session Hijacking Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 37178 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.secureworks.com/ctu/advisories/SWRX-2009-002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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