Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, and possibly other versions, detects http content in https…
Priority LOW 37CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, and possibly other versions, detects http content in https web pages only when the top-level frame uses https, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site's context, by modifying an http page to include an https iframe that references a script file on an http site, related to "HTTP-Intended-but-HTTPS-Loadable (HPIHSL) pages."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04273 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.01 sp4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.5730 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8 beta1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 sp4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5730 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 beta1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0b | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0b Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pocket_ie:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2064
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28x6-9x2p-p6mq
References
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- TI-2015-00275 Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player through 13.0.0.262 and 14.x, 15.x, and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2020-01340 Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-00204 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Internet Explorer KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-2064 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2064 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28x6-9x2p-p6mq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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