CVE-2001-0722 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 27.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 27.64% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 - Cookie Disclosure/Modification | 2001-11-09 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100527618108521&w=2
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-016.shtml
- http://www.osvdb.org/1982
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/221612
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3513
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7486
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100527618108521&w=2
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-016.shtml
- http://www.osvdb.org/1982
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/221612
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3513
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7486
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