Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-3173
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3173
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.72%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 78 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3173
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-3173
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-3173
Products affected by CVE-2008-3173
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*