CVE-2009-2064 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (and potentially other versions) where it fails to properly detect HTTP content within HTTPS web pages unless the top-level frame is also HTTPS. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to inject arbitrary web script into an HTTPS site's context by manipulating an HTTP page to include an HTTPS iframe referencing an HTTP script. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.