CVE-2009-2816 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can perform cross-site request forgery attacks via crafted web pages due to improper CORS implementation in WebKit-based browsers.
- 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-2009-2816?
CVE-2009-2816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 13 Nov 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
The implementation of Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 4.0.4 and Google Chrome before 3.0.195.33, includes certain custom HTTP headers in the OPTIONS request during cross-origin operations with preflight, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via a crafted web page.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2816?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2816?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-2816 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2816 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2wxv-94xf-vqv2.