CVE-2016-4590

MEDIUM

Safari < 9.1.2 - Same Origin Policy Bypass via about: URL Mishandling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and Safari before 9.1.2 mishandles about: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91835
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206900
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206902
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0146
EPSS Percentile 70.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
apple/safari < 9.1.1
apple/webkit
Published Jul 22, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026