Auth bypass in Google Chrome

CVE-2009-2060

src/net/http/http_transaction_winhttp.cc in Google Chrome before 1.0.154.53 uses the HTTP Host header to determine the context of a document provided in a (1) 4xx or (2) 5xx CONNECT response from a proxy server, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script by modifying this CONNECT response, aka an "SSL tampering" attack.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.011 (62.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Google Chrome — versions 0.2.149.29, 0.2.149.30, 0.2.152.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References