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CVE-2001-0722 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to rea)

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."

CVE IDCVE-2001-0722
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score6.4
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-12-06
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionInternet 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."
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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