CVE-2016-4590

MEDIUM

Apple Safari < 9.1.1 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

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)

[Mailing List] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206900

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206902

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91835

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0072

EPSS Percentile 72.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

apple/safari < 9.1.1

apple/webkit

Timeline

Published Jul 22, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026