CVE-2009-1715 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

User-assisted XSS in Safari Web Inspector allows attackers to inject scripts and read local files via incorrect privilege execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-1715?

CVE-2009-1715 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 10 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Web Inspector in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and read local files, via vectors related to script execution with incorrect privileges.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1715 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2009-1715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Safari vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2539-86p5-f4xj.

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