CVE-2008-3173

6.8 MEDIUM 11% exploit odds No fix listed Other Browser & mail

What it is

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows web sites to set cookies for domains that have a public suffix with more than one dot character, which could allow remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session, aka "Cross-Site Cooking." NOTE: this issue may exist because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2004-0866.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 11.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2008-07-14 23:41 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:55 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 11.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2008-07-14 23:41 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:55 UTC
Exploit probability: 11.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-264
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record