CVE-2016-4651

WebKitGTK+ SOP Bypass / Information Disclosure

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebKit JavaScript bindings in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and Safari before 9.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTTP/0.9 response, related to a "cross-protocol cross-site scripting (XPXSS)" vulnerability.

Vulnerabilidad de XSS en el WebKit JavaScript bindings en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3.3 y Safari en versiones anteriores a 9.1.2 permite a atacantes remotos inyectar secuencias de comandos web o HTML arbitrarios a través de una respuesta HTTP/0.9 manipulada, relacionado con una vulnerabilidad "cross-protocol cross-site scripteng (XPXSS)".

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-05-11 CVE Reserved
2016-07-19 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91835	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html	2018-10-09
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html	2018-10-09
https://support.apple.com/HT206900	2018-10-09
https://support.apple.com/HT206902	2018-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				<= 9.3.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 9.3.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				<= 9.1.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " <= 9.1.1"		-		Affected