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Fencer Vulns
high 7.1

CVE-2009-1703 json

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent references to file: URLs within (1) audio and (2) video elements, which allows remote at…

published 2009-06-10 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1698

cvss
7.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0 does not prevent references to file: URLs within (1) audio and (2) video elements, which allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted HTML document.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

3.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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