CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-2830

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2005-12-14 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-12-14
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6, when using an HTTPS proxy server that requires Basic Authentication, sends URLs in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, aka "HTTPS Proxy Vulnerability."

Affected configurations

• microsoft ie 6.0 • microsoft internet explorer 5.0.1 • microsoft internet explorer 5.5 • microsoft internet explorer 6.0

References