CVE-2020-9857 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

A malicious website can exfiltrate autofilled data from Safari due to improper URL parsing validation in macOS.

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-2020-9857?

CVE-2020-9857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 27 Oct 2020. 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

An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5, Security Update 2020-003 Mojave, Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra. A malicious website may be able to exfiltrate autofilled data in Safari.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9857 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7v67-67cj-7535.

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