Microsoft Internet Explorer Cookie Disclosure/Modification Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer Cookie Disclosure/Modification Vulnerability

Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to construct a URL that would display or modify the cookie information associated with an arbitrary website.

If a URL is composed in the about: protocol referencing a website, Javascript embedded in the URL can access any cookies associated with that website via 'document.cookie'. The Javascript executes because of a cross-site scripting condition in the about: protocol.