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CVE-2016-8615

A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for…

Medium5.3EPSS 4.7%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-8615, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
redhatCNA (assigner)3.0Medium5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
4.7% · top 8.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • The Curl Project · curl

    • affected 7.51.0

References (12)

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