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Microsoft Internet Explorer Cookie Hijacking Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host is installed with Internet Explorer and is prone to cookie hijacking vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to the application which does not properly restrict cross-zone drag-and-drop actions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to read cookie files via vectors involving an IFRAME element with a SRC attribute containing a file: URL.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Internet Explorer Version 8 and prior and Version 9 Beta.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.