PT-2001-2073 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2001-11-26 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2001-0919

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer version 5.50.4134.0100

Description The issue concerns Internet Explorer's handling of cookies set using Javascript when the "Prompt to allow cookies to be stored on your machine" option is enabled. Specifically, it does not warn the user when a cookie is set in this manner.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer version 5.50.4134.0100, consider disabling Javascript as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of unauthorized cookie setting. Restrict access to sensitive information stored in cookies to prevent potential exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0919

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0919 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100679857614967&w=2 · Note