CVE-2009-2797

Iphone Os vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

3.6%

EPSS pct

88th

Exploited

No known

The WebKit component in Safari in Apple iPhone OS before 3.1, and iPhone OS before 3.1.1 for iPod touch, does not remove usernames and passwords from URLs sent in Referer headers, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading Referer logs on a web server.

Affected vendor

Apple

Affected product

Iphone Os

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information

Published

2009-09-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

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