CVE-2013-1451 describes a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9, specifically when HTTP and Secure proxy settings share the same address and port. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof websites by manipulating the SSL lock icon display, making it inconsistent with the address bar. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, an exploit (EDB-24432) exists for stealing cookies, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.