CWE-539: Use of Persistent Cookies Containing Sensitive Information
Cookies are small bits of data that are sent by the web application but stored locally in the browser. This lets the application use the cookie to pass information between pages and store variable information. The web application controls what information is stored in a cookie and how it is used. Typical types of information stored in cookies are session identifiers, personalization and customization information, and in rare cases even usernames to enable automated logins. There are two different types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies just live in the browser's memory and are not stored anywhere, but persistent cookies are stored on the browser's hard drive. This can cause security and privacy issues depending on the information stored in the cookie and how it is accessed.
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPECâ„¢) effort provides a publicly available catalog of common attack patterns that helps users understand how adversaries exploit weaknesses in applications and other cyber-enabled capabilities.
CAPEC at Mitre.org# ID | Name | Weaknesses |
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CAPEC-21 | Exploitation of Trusted Identifiers | CWE-539 |
CAPEC-31 | Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies | CWE-539 |
CAPEC-39 | Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens | CWE-539 |
CAPEC-59 | Session Credential Falsification through Prediction | CWE-539 |
CAPEC-60 | Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) | CWE-539 |
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