CVE-2016-1785 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles character encoding during access to cached data, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00431.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Iphone Os Subscribe Safari Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2880	The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles character encoding during access to cached data, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206171

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00337}`	epss `{'score': 0.00431}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-03-24T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:39.892Z

Reserved: 2016-01-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1785

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:52.360

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1785

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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