CVE-2008-3663 (GCVE-0-2008-3663)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-09-24 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:45
VLAI
Summary
Squirrelmail 1.4.15 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which can cause the cookie to be sent in http requests and make it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2008-09-22 00:00
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  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.