CVE-2019-8725 Information disclosure in Safari
Service workers in Safari may leak private browsing history, allowing attackers to view sensitive user activity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-8725?
CVE-2019-8725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, published on 18 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved handling of service worker lifetime. This issue is fixed in Safari 13.0.1. Service workers may leak private browsing history.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8725?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-8725 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8725 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px9h-5xxr-mm8w.