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SSL/TLS: Missing `secure` Cookie Attribute
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
SSL and TLS
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Mitigation
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The host is running a server with SSL/TLS and is prone to information disclosure vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to cookie is not using 'secure' attribute, which allows cookie to be passed to the server by the client over non-secure channels (http) and allows attacker to conduct session hijacking attacks.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Server with SSL/TLS.
Solution
Solution
Set the 'secure' attribute for any cookies that are sent over a SSL/TLS connection.