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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2057

Microsoft Internet Explorer before 8 uses the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response from a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script by…

MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 3.03%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer before 8 uses the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response from a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script by modifying this CONNECT response, aka an "SSL tampering" attack.

CVSS 2.0
5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
EPSS
3.03% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.