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Case File

CVE-2008-6059

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 1.95%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-02-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2008-6059
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
1.95%

Original NVD 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.