Description
The "Clear History and Website Data" feature in Apple Safari before 9.1.1, as used in iOS before 9.3.2 and other products, mishandles the deletion of browsing history, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging read access to a Safari directory.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206565
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206568
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
24.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os
< 9.3.1
apple/safari
< 9.1
Published
May 20, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026