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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105925
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Missing 'HttpOnly' Cookie Attribute (HTTP)
Summary:The remote HTTP web server / application is missing to set the; 'HttpOnly' cookie attribute for one or more sent HTTP cookie.
Description:Summary:
The remote HTTP web server / application is missing to set the
'HttpOnly' cookie attribute for one or more sent HTTP cookie.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists if a session cookie is not using the 'HttpOnly'
cookie attribute.

This allows a cookie to be accessed by JavaScript which could lead to session hijacking
attacks.

Affected Software/OS:
Any web application with session handling in cookies.

Solution:
- Set the 'HttpOnly' cookie attribute for any session cookie

- Evaluate / do an own assessment of the security impact on the web server / application and create
an override for this result if there is none (this can't be checked automatically by this VT)

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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