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CVE-2009-2057

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
EPSS score
3.0% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2009-2053)
Published
June 15, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2053 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / ie
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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