4.2.9.1. httponlyΒΆ

  • When the cookie is httponly, you can directly complete the operation on the origin site through xss without directly obtaining the cookie.

  • In the case of a login operation, some sites may send a login request directly with a cookie

  • Certain versions of browsers may have issues with httponly support/handling

  • Older browsers support TRACE / TRACK to get sensitive header fields

  • Pages such as phpinfo may echo information that includes http headers

  • phishing via xss hijacking page

  • Forge authorization requests such as oauth through xss, log in remotely