added "httponly" for cookie affinity #251
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Summary
The application is missing the 'httpOnly' cookie attribute
Vulnerability Detection Result
The cookies:
Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=lGbJl57jz/c=; path=/
are missing the "httpOnly" attribute.
Solution
Solution type: Mitigation Mitigation
Set the 'httpOnly' attribute for any session cookie.
Affected Software/OS
Application with session handling in cookies.
Vulnerability Insight
The flaw is due to a cookie is not using the 'httpOnly' attribute. This allows a cookie to be accessed by JavaScript which could lead to session hijacking attacks.
Vulnerability Detection Method
Check all cookies sent by the application for a missing 'httpOnly' attribute
Details: Missing
httpOnly
Cookie Attribute (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105925)Version used:$Revision: 5270 $
References
Other: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/HttpOnly
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_for_cookies_attributes_(OTG-SESS-002)