CVE-2005-2830

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 35.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16

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 products

Microsoft Ie: 6.0-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.0.1-sp4, 5.5-sp2, 6.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/15368
http://secunia.com/advisories/18064
http://secunia.com/advisories/18311
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015350
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15825
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2867
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-054
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23451
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1097

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