Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2001-0722
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."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.276 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.276 · newest: 0.276 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.5, 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7486 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3513 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055 (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/1982 (vdb-entry)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-016.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/221612 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Exploit, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0722?
- CVE-2001-0722 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2001-12-06.
- Is CVE-2001-0722 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.