CWE-1004

Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag
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The product uses a cookie to store sensitive information, but the cookie is not marked with the HttpOnly flag.

Status
incomplete
Abstraction
variant
Likelihood
medium
Web Based Web Server

Common Consequences

confidentiality integrity
Impacts
read application data gain privileges or assume identity

Detection Methods

automated static analysis

Potential Mitigations

Phases:
implementation
Descriptions:
• Leverage the HttpOnly flag when setting a sensitive cookie in a response.