CVE-2001-0722

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 27.6% KEV · Not listed

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."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 27.6% (27.643% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 AM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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