CVE-2009-1699 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 29.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The XSL stylesheet implementation 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 does not properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 29.1% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-611 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-06-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | safari |
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| opensuse | opensuse |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WebKit - XML External Entity Information Disclosure | 2009-05-08 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://osvdb.org/54972
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
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