CVE-2011-3242

Apple Safari - Unauthorized Cookie Tracking via Private Browsing Block Cookies Setting

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70569
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/76391
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5000

Scores

EPSS 0.0145
EPSS Percentile 70.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (35)
apple/safari
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 1.0b1
apple/safari 1.1
... and 25 more
Published Oct 14, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026