CVE-2009-0419 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can steal sensitive cookie data via XMLHttpRequest calls due to improper HTTPOnly enforcement in Microsoft XML Core Services.

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-2009-0419?

CVE-2009-0419 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 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

Microsoft XML Core Services, as used in Microsoft Expression Web, Office, Internet Explorer 6 and 7, and other products, does not properly restrict access from web pages to Set-Cookie2 HTTP response headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from cookies via XMLHttpRequest calls, related to the HTTPOnly protection mechanism. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4033.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0419?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Xml Core Services.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0419?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-0419 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0419 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-24qg-x6r4-72m5.

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