CVE-2020-9916 Open redirect in Safari
Attackers can conceal URL destinations via Unicode encoding flaws, potentially misleading users about the true link target.
- 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-2020-9916?
CVE-2020-9916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Icloud, published on 16 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A URL Unicode encoding issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, Safari 13.1.2, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. A malicious attacker may be able to conceal the destination of a URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9916?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Apple Icloud, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Icloud
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjv7-588c-8c3p.