CVE-2004-0869

Ie vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

14.8%

EPSS pct

96th

Exploited

No known

Internet Explorer does not prevent cookies that are sent over an insecure channel (HTTP) from also being sent over a secure channel (HTTPS/SSL) in the same domain, which could allow remote attackers to steal cookies and conduct unauthorized activities, aka "Cross Security Boundary Cookie Injection."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Published

2004-09-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 14.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

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