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CVE-2009-0162

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0162 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apple Safari versions prior to 3.2.3 and 4 Public Beta, impacting Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 and Windows. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through a specially crafted "feed:" URL. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. While an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-32994) detailing input validation vulnerabilities related to the "feed:" URI, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.2.2CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
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
5.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-32994 · May 12, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0535 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00001.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35056
secunia.com / advisories/35074
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/50476
support.apple.com / kb/HT3549
PatchVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3550
securityfocus.com / bid/34925
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1297
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1298