CVE-2001-0722, known as the "First Cookie Handling Vulnerability," affects Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.5 and 6.0. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to read and modify user cookies through JavaScript embedded in an about: URL. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-21144) exists for cookie disclosure/modification, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.