CVE-2008-6059 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass HTTPOnly protections to steal sensitive cookies via XMLHttpRequest calls in WebKit.
- 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-2008-6059?
CVE-2008-6059 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2009. 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webkit Webkit.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6059?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62gr-vwhf-w8g6.