CVE-2009-2350

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-07-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier does not block javascript: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header or (2) specifying the content of a Refresh header, a related issue to CVE-2009-1312.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6

References

http://websecurity.com.ua/3275/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504718/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504723/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35570
http://websecurity.com.ua/3275/
http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504718/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504723/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35570

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