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."
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Jouko Pynnonen · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21144
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100527618108521&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7486
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3513
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1982
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
government-resource
x_refsource_ciac
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-016.shtml
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/221612
Scores
EPSS
0.5278
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.5
microsoft/internet_explorer
6.0
Published
Dec 06, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026