CVE-2009-3566

Public Exploit

Description

McAfee IntruShield Network Security Manager (NSM) before 5.1.11.8.1 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in the Set-Cookie header for the session identifier, which allows remote attackers to hijack a session by leveraging a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.12% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory mcafee.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10005 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3226 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023172 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37004 vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54251 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/59912 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507822/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/37178 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.secureworks.com/ctu/advisories/SWRX-2009-002

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3566?
CVE-2009-3566 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3566?
To fix CVE-2009-3566, 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-2009-3566 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3566 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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