CVE-2009-2060 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2060?

CVE-2009-2060 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

src/net/http/http_transaction_winhttp.cc in Google Chrome before 1.0.154.53 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.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2060?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2060?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2009-2060 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8x6x-39qq-q9mc.