042 – Insecurely generated cookies
Description
The system does not set security attributes for sensitive cookies, which could cause them to be sent in plain text or disclosed by unauthorized users on the client side.
Impact
Send plain text session cookies through insecure channels.
Recommendation
The application must set the corresponding security attributes when cookies are generated.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from the Internet.
Expected Remediation Time
Score 4.0
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: H
- Attack Requirements: N
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: P
- Confidentiality (VC): L
- Integrity (VI): L
- Availability (VA): N
- Confidentiality (SC): N
- Integrity (SI): N
- Availability (SA): N
Threat 4.0
- Exploit maturity: P