CVE-2000-0439 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

A malicious website can steal cookies from other domains in Internet Explorer by using escaped characters in URLs, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2000-0439?

CVE-2000-0439 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 12 Jul 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Internet Explorer 4.0 and 5.0 allows a malicious web site to obtain client cookies from another domain by including that domain name and escaped characters in a URL, aka the "Unauthorized Cookie Access" vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0439?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0439?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2000-0439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4rcm-2c69-4jh9.

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