CVE-2008-3662 json
Gallery before 1.5.9, and 2.x before 2.2.6, does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which can cause the co…
published 2008-09-18 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3648
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Gallery before 1.5.9, and 2.x before 2.2.6, does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which can cause the cookie to be sent in http requests and make it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie.
Patch / fix
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3662 updated
gallery2 session hijacking vulnerability
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
References
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gallery.menalto.com
/gallery_2.2.6_released
patch
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gallery.menalto.com
/gallery_1.5.9_released
patch
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200811-02.xml
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00832.html
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00794.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/33144
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/32662
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496509/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/31231
vdb-entry
- int21.de /cve/CVE-2008-3662-gallery.html
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2008/Sep/0379.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-3662
- NVD CVE-2008-3662
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