Spoofing attack in Apple Safari and Apple iOS - CVE-2020-9987
Published: October 20, 2020 / Updated: October 21, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47851
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9987
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 perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data in the address bar. A remote attacker can spoof page content and obfuscate the true source of data as presented in the browser.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9987
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.