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CVE-2001-0723

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to read and modify user cookies via Javascript, aka the "Second Cookie Handling Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.5, 6.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3546
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3546
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-055

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