CVE-2014-2783
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 does not prevent use of wildcard EV SSL certificates,...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2014-2783- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2014-2783- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2810 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2014-2810- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jw4-77j4-vh6j No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 does not prevent use of wildcard EV SSL certificates,...
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."
- Record
GHSA-6jw4-77j4-vh6j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2783 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 8, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.62%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.