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CVE-2008-4216

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4216 describes a vulnerability in Apple Safari before version 3.2, where the WebKit plug-in interface allowed plug-ins to access local URLs. This flaw enabled remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive local information by "launching local files." The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0863 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32706
support.apple.com / kb/HT3298
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/32291
securitytracker.com / id