CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-4590
5.4 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-07-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
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.
Affected configurations
• apple safari (<= 9.1.1)
• apple webkit
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html Mailing List
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91835 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206900 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html Mailing List
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html packetstormsecurity.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91835 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT206900 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory