CVE-2009-2069 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof HTTPS sites in Internet Explorer by exploiting cached certificate handling on proxy error pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2069?
CVE-2009-2069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer before 8 displays a cached certificate for a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response page returned by a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an arbitrary https site by letting a browser obtain a valid certificate from this site during one request, and then sending the browser a crafted 502 response page upon a subsequent request.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2069?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2069?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2069 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-2069 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2069 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qfhp-cf5p-v49w.