CVE-2009-2057

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions prior to 8

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script by modifying the CONNECT response from a proxy server. This is achieved by using the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a 4xx or 5xx CONNECT response.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8, update to version 8 or later to resolve the issue.