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Apple Safari security update for CVE-2009-1689

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Apple Safari security update for CVE-2009-1689

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/10/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/05/2012
Modified
12/05/2016

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving submission of a form to the about:blank URL, leading to security-context replacement.

Solution(s)

  • apple-safari-upgrade-4_0
  • apple-safari-windows-uninstall

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