CVE-2016-4590

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and Safari before 9.1.2 mishandles about: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Jul 22, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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