CVE-2011-0166 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

User-assisted attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy in Safari to obtain sensitive information via HTML5 drag and drop vectors.

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-2011-0166?

CVE-2011-0166 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 11 Mar 2011. 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 HTML5 drag and drop functionality in WebKit in Apple Safari before 5.0.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via vectors related to the dragging of content. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2011-0778.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0166?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Safari, Apple Webkit.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-0166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Safari vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vh6c-5xwq-r5vw, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-0166.

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