CVE-2001-0722

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 27.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.5, 6.0

References

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
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

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