Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 5, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-6059
CVE-2008-6059
Description
xml/XMLHttpRequest.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r38566 does not properly restrict access from web pages to the (1) Set-Cookie and (2) Set-Cookie2 HTTP response headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from cookies via XMLHttpRequest calls, related to the HTTPOnly protection mechanism.
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3- Range: <r38566
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