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CVE-2009-2059

Opera, possibly before 9.25, uses the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a (1) 4xx or (

Opera, possibly before 9.25, 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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00235
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

2
opera browser<= 9.22
opera browserall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocresearch.microsoft.com · pbp-final-with-update.pdfresearch.microsoft.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD15 Jun 2009 · 07:30 PM
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=79323
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