CVE-2014-2783

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 does not prevent use of wildcard EV SSL certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof a trust level by leveraging improper issuance of a wildcard certificate by a recognized Certification Authority, aka "Extended Validation (EV) Certificate Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68391
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030532
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037
http://secunia.com/advisories/59775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68391
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030532
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037

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