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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-6029 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:23.927Z

Reserved: 2009-02-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-6059

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-02-05T00:30:00.250

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-6059

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-6059 - Bugzilla

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