CVE-2008-7294

Description

Google Chrome before 4.0.211.0 cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://michael-coates.blogspot.com/2010/01/cookie-forcing-trust-your-cookies-no.html
http://code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Part2#Same-origin_policy_for_cookies
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-less-obvious-benefits-of-hsts.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660053 patch
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009JulSep/1148.html mailing list
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cookie-forcing.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-7294?
CVE-2008-7294 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-7294?
To fix CVE-2008-7294, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-7294 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-7294 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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