CVE-2012-0718Network attack vector

Cookie disclosure via missing HttpOnly attribute

Published Feb 18, 2020 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Missing HttpOnly cookie protection in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 8 allows remote attackers to read cookies through browser scripts. The product sets cookies without the HttpOnly attribute, allowing client-side JavaScript in the same origin to access their values. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled script to run in a user's browser for the product origin, and the published assessment reports no service interruption.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing HttpOnly cookie protection in IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager 8 allows remote attackers to read cookies through browser scripts. The product sets cookies without the HttpOnly attribute, allowing client-side JavaScript in the same origin to access their values. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled script to run in a user's browser for the product origin, and the published assessment reports no service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2012-0718
Published
Feb 18, 2020
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM BigFix
Classifications
T1539
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 18, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM BigFixversion=8

Published CVSS scores

5.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
5.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1539Steal Web Session Cookie

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