Microsoft Explorer HTTPS Sessions Multiple Vulnerabilities - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802140");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-18 14:57:45 +0200 (Thu, 18 Aug 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-7295");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("Microsoft Explorer HTTPS Sessions Multiple Vulnerabilities - Windows");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cookie-forcing.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Part2#Same-origin_policy_for_cookies");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows");
  script_dependencies("gb_ms_ie_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/IE/Version");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to overwrite
  or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response,
  which results into cross site scripting, cross site request forgery and
  denial of service attacks.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Explorer versions 7, 8 and 9.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to not properly restricting modifications
  to cookies established in HTTPS sessions.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Explorer is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

ieVer = get_kb_item("MS/IE/Version");
if(!ieVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_in_range(version:ieVer, test_version:"7.0.5000.00000", test_version2:"7.0.6001.16659") ||
   version_in_range(version:ieVer, test_version:"8.0.6000.00000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18702") ||
   version_in_range(version:ieVer, test_version:"9.0.7000.00000", test_version2:"9.0.8112.16421")){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}