CVE-2016-1786 - OpenCVE

The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles HTTP responses with a 3xx (aka redirection) status code, which allows remote attackers to spoof the displayed URL, bypass the Same Origin Policy, and obtain sensitive cached 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 Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Iphone Os Safari

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

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': 0.00283}`	epss `{'score': 0.00441}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:39.313Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-1786

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:53.330

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

Link: CVE-2016-1786

Redhat

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2016-03-21T00:00:00", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles HTTP responses with a 3xx (aka redirection) status code, which allows remote attackers to spoof the displayed URL, bypass the Same Origin Policy, and obtain sensitive cached information via a crafted web site."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2018-10-09T18:57:01", "orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "shortName": "apple"}, "references": [{"name": "APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_APPLE"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html"}, {"name": "1035353", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353"}, {"name": "APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_APPLE"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html"}, {"name": "20160331 WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2016-0003", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206171"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206166"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "[email protected]", "ID": "CVE-2016-1786", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles HTTP responses with a 3xx (aka redirection) status code, which allows remote attackers to spoof the displayed URL, bypass the Same Origin Policy, and obtain sensitive cached information via a crafted web site."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6", "refsource": "APPLE", "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html"}, {"name": "1035353", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353"}, {"name": "APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1", "refsource": "APPLE", "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html"}, {"name": "20160331 WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2016-0003", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded"}, {"name": "https://support.apple.com/HT206171", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206171"}, {"name": "https://support.apple.com/HT206166", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206166"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T23:10:39.313Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_APPLE", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html"}, {"name": "1035353", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353"}, {"name": "APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_APPLE", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html"}, {"name": "20160331 WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2016-0003", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206171"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206166"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "assignerShortName": "apple", "cveId": "CVE-2016-1786", "datePublished": "2016-03-24T01:00:00", "dateReserved": "2016-01-13T00:00:00", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T23:10:39.313Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F39FC2FB-375B-4129-A37F-BC749F8A9648", "versionEndIncluding": "9.0.3", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "080450EA-85C1-454D-98F9-5286D69CF237", "versionEndIncluding": "9.2.1", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles HTTP responses with a 3xx (aka redirection) status code, which allows remote attackers to spoof the displayed URL, bypass the Same Origin Policy, and obtain sensitive cached information via a crafted web site."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "La implementaci\u00f3n Page Loading en WebKit en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3 y Safari en versiones anteriores a 9.1 no gestiona correctamente las respuestas HTTP con un c\u00f3digo de estado 3xx (tambi\u00e9n conocido como redireccionamiento), lo que permite a atacantes remotos suplantar la URL visualizada, eludir la Same Origin Policy y obtener informaci\u00f3n sensible de la cache a trav\u00e9s de un sitio web manipulado."}], "id": "CVE-2016-1786", "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.8, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 4.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.4, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.5, "source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2016-03-24T01:59:53.330", "references": [{"source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html"}, {"source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html"}, {"source": "[email protected]", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded"}, {"source": "[email protected]", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353"}, {"source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206166"}, {"source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206171"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206166"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT206171"}], "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-200"}], "source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary"}]}