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TI-2008-05754 Aliases CVE-2008-6059GHSA-62gr-vwhf-w8g6

xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r38566 does not properly restrict…

Priority LOW 27CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01946 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:webkit:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableWebKit
  • cpe:2.3:a:webkit:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·WebKit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6059
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62gr-vwhf-w8g6

References

Other 2

  • TI-2016-07847 The regex code in Webkit 2.4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-01691 Off-by-one error in the WebSocketHandshake::readServerHandshake function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-03730 WebKit before r50173, as used in Google Chrome before 3.0.195.32, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2016-07846 JavaScriptCore in WebKit allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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