CVE-2016-1779

MEDIUM

Apple WebKit Geolocation - Same Origin Policy Bypass

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain physical-location data via a crafted geolocation request.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206171
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206166

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0282
EPSS Percentile 84.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os < 9.2.1
apple/safari < 9.0.3
Published Mar 24, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026