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TI-2013-06088 Aliases CVE-2013-7436GHSA-85jr-wq3p-ggcq

noVNC before 0.5 does not set the secure flag for a cookie in an https session, which…

Priority LOW 24CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

noVNC before 0.5 does not set the secure flag for a cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02168 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

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:kanaka:novnc:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableKanaka
  • cpe:2.3:a:kanaka:novnc:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Kanaka

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:0884 Released 2015-04-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    novnc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 novnc-0.5.1-2.el6ost
  • RHSA-2015:0833 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    novnc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 novnc-0.5.1-2.el6ost
  • RHSA-2015:0834 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    novnc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 novnc-0.5.1-2.el7ost
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2015:0788 Released 2015-04-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    novnc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 novnc-0.5.1-2.el7ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0Fixed RHSA-2015:0884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6Fixed RHSA-2015:0833
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2015:0834
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2015:0788
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-7436
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85jr-wq3p-ggcq

References

Advisory 4

Other 4

Sources

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