CVE-2009-2057

Microsoft Internet Explorer <8 - SSRF

Title source: llm

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.

Scores

EPSS 0.0920
EPSS Percentile 92.6%

Classification

CWE
CWE-287
Status draft

Affected Products (50)

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microsoft/ie
microsoft/ie
microsoft/ie
microsoft/ie
microsoft/internet_explorer
microsoft/internet_explorer
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microsoft/internet_explorer
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microsoft/internet_explorer
microsoft/internet_explorer
microsoft/internet_explorer
microsoft/internet_explorer
microsoft/internet_explorer
... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Jun 15, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026