CVE-2008-6059
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (2)
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references (8)
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- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/38566/trunk/WebCore/xml/XMLHttpRequest.cppenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33804enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10957enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48575enisa_euvd
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/38566/trunk/WebCore/xml/XMLHttpRequest.cppnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33804nvd
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10957nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48575nvd
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