# CVE-2015-5780: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Safari allows silent replacement of installed extensions without user confirmation, bypassing security prompts and potentially enabling malicious extension installation.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5x49-686j-4rp5

## What is CVE-2015-5780?

CVE-2015-5780 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 9 Oct 2015. 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 Safari Extensions implementation in Apple Safari before 9 does not require user confirmation before replacing an installed extension, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5780?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Safari.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-5780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari

- [CVE-2014-1300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1300/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-1303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1303/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1120/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-0137](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0137/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2303/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5780 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5780 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 9 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Safari. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5780/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5780/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5780
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5780
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5780

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5780/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.