Microsoft XML Core Services, as used in Microsoft Expression Web, Office, Internet…
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
Microsoft XML Core Services, as used in Microsoft Expression Web, Office, Internet Explorer 6 and 7, and other products, does not properly restrict access from web pages to Set-Cookie2 HTTP response headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from cookies via XMLHttpRequest calls, related to the HTTPOnly protection mechanism. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4033.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-24qg-x6r4-72m5
References
More Microsoft Xml Core Services vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01669 Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-00021 Memory corruption in Microsoft XML Core Services KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2006-05530 Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
- TI-2007-02142 Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2013-00007 Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2013-00006 Microsoft XML Core Services (aka MSXML) 3.0, 5.0, and 6.0 does not properly parse XML… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-0419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-24qg-x6r4-72m5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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