Description
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
Published: 2009-08-12
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2196 WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
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Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server Safari
Microsoft Windows Vista Windows Xp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:44:55.915Z

Reserved: 2009-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2200

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-12T19:30:00.517

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2200

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