Spoofing attack in Apple Safari and Apple iOS - CVE-2016-4590
Published: July 19, 2016 / Updated: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU170
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4590
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple Safari
Apple iOS
Apple Safari
Apple iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a spoofing attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the parsing of 'about:' URL. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web site to exploit this vulnerability and spoof user interface elements.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of user information.
The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the parsing of 'about:' URL. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web site to exploit this vulnerability and spoof user interface elements.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of user information.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4590
The vendor has issued a fix (9.1.2).