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high 7.5

CVE-2009-1699 in the critical feed json

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 throu…

published 2009-06-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1694

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
29.1%
EPSS 29.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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."

Patch / fix

  • apple safari 4.0

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33034)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

29.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33034 WebKit - XML External Entity Information Disclosure remote, 2009-05-08
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • scary.beasts.org http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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