Website spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer via a crafted HTML documentDeprecated |
ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:9072 | Date: (C)2013-02-05 (M)2022-10-10 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or 9 and is prone to website spoofing vulnerability. A flaw is present in the proxy settings configuration, which does not ensure that the SSL lock icon is consistent with the Address bar. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to spoof web sites via a crafted HTML document that triggers many HTTPS requests to an arbitrary host.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows 2000 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Vista |
Microsoft Windows XP |
Product: |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 |