CVE-2010-3831 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can steal MobileMe passwords by intercepting unencrypted HTTP Basic Authentication during photo uploads in iOS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-3831?

CVE-2010-3831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 26 Nov 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Photos in Apple iOS before 4.2 enables support for HTTP Basic Authentication over an unencrypted connection, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to read MobileMe account passwords by spoofing a MobileMe Gallery server during a "Send to MobileMe" action.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3831?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-3831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xh3j-cw8c-mh94.

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