MEDIUM
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read and modify user cookies via Javascript in an about: URL, aka the "First Cookie Handling Vulnerability."
Published Mar 9, 2002
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 27.64%
Description
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read and modify user cookies via Javascript in an about: URL, aka the "First Cookie Handling Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
27.64% 0.27643
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.27643
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 27.64% (0.27643) | 98.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 27.64% (0.27643) | 97.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 11, 2026 | 39.06% (0.39065) | 97.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 52.78% (0.52781) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 27, 2025 | 45.91% (0.45907) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 39.67% (0.39671) | 97.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 45.91% (0.45907) | 97.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 40.06% (0.40056) | 97.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 42.68% (0.42684) | 97.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 37.58% (0.37576) | 95.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 42.68% (0.42684) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.64% (0.03640) | 91.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 4.73% (0.04732) | 92.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 6.41% (0.06407) | 92.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 3.32% (0.03318) | 90.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.52% (0.02518) | 88.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.42% (0.29415) | 97.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.42% (0.29415) | 96.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100527618108521&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-016.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.osvdb.org/1982 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/221612 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3513 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7486 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100527618108521&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-016.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1982 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/221612 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3513 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7486 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 27, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0722
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a