CVE-2008-7296 json
Apple Safari cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to o…
published 2011-08-09 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7249
- cvss
- 5.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apple Safari cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=660053
patch
- michael-coates.blogspot.com /2010/01/cookie-forcing-trust-your-cookies-no.html
- code.google.com /p/browsersec/wiki/Part2#Same-origin_policy_for_cookies
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com /2011/02/some-less-obvious-benefits-of-hsts.html
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com /2008/11/cookie-forcing.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7296
- NVD CVE-2008-7296
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