Firefox XMLHttpRequest allows reading HTTPOnly cookies
Published Feb 4, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.56%
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.15 do 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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.5
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.6.1
- 0.7
- 0.7.1
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.5
- 1.5.0.1
- 1.5.0.2
- 1.5.0.3
- 1.5.0.4
- 1.5.0.5
- 1.5.0.6
- 1.5.0.7
- 1.5.0.8
- 1.5.0.9
- 1.5.0.10
- 1.5.0.11
- 1.5.0.12
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.2
- 2.0.0.3
- 2.0.0.4
- 2.0.0.5
- 2.0.0.6
- 2.0.0.7
- 2.0.0.8
- 2.0.0.9
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.13
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.15
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
- 2.0.0.18
- 2.0.0.19
- 2.0.0.20
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- ≤ 1.1.13
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.27.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0257
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.32.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0257
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.6-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nss-0:3.12.2.0-3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-35.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0257
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.6-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss-0:3.12.2.0-4.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.6-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0256
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.27.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0257 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.32.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0257 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.6-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0256 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nss-0:3.12.2.0-3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0256 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-35.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0257 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.6-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0256 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss-0:3.12.2.0-4.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0256 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.6-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0256 |
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 74.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 71.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00798) | 71.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.44% (0.02437) | 75.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.80% (0.00798) | 72.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 76.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 74.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 71.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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