Title

Session only based cookies must be disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Cookies set by pages matching these URL patterns will be limited to the current session, i.e. they will be deleted when the browser exits. For URLs not covered by the patterns specified here, or for all URLs if this policy is not set, the global default value will be used either from the 'DefaultCookiesSetting' policy, if it is set, or the user's personal configuration otherwise.

Check Content

Universal method: 1. In the omnibox (address bar) type chrome://policy. 2. If the policy "CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls" exists and has any defined values, this is a finding. Windows method: 1. Start regedit. 2. Navigate to HKLM\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\CookiesSessionOnlyForUrls. 3. If this key exists and has any defined values, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Windows group policy: 1. Open the group policy editor tool with gpedit.msc 2. Navigate to Policy Path: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Google\Google Chrome\Content Settings. - Policy Name: Limit cookies from matching URLs to the current session - Policy State: Disabled - Policy Value: N/A

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-245539r769360_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-245539

Group Title: SRG-APP-000080

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