CVE-2005-2830

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6, when using an HTTPS proxy server that requires...

5.0 Medium

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."

Exploit likelihood

35.5%Up 11.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2005-2830
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-2830
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-2831 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-2831
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv37-3w5v-qmmp No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6, when using an HTTPS proxy server that requires...

Record: GHSA-gv37-3w5v-qmmp
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2830 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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