Description
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022720
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36024
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3733
Scores
EPSS
0.0239
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (39)
apple/safari
0.8
apple/safari
0.9
apple/safari
1.0 (3 CPE variants)
apple/safari
1.0.0
apple/safari
1.0.0b1
apple/safari
1.0.0b2
apple/safari
1.0.1
apple/safari
1.0.2
apple/safari
1.0.3 (3 CPE variants)
apple/safari
1.1
... and 29 more
Published
Aug 12, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026