SMRTR ProgrammingJan 23, 2025lobste.rs

Stealing HttpOnly cookies with the cookie sandwich technique

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The "cookie sandwich" technique exploits server parsing of legacy cookies, using quotes and $Version to bypass HttpOnly flags, potentially exposing sensitive cookies to client-side scripts in Apache Tomcat and some Python frameworks.

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