CVE-2004-1527

high

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 does not properly handle certain character strings in the Path attribute, which can cause it to modify cookies in other domains when the attacker's domain name is within the target's domain name or when wildcard DNS is being used, which allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18073

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11680

http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/79_e.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/13208

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110053968530613&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00427