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CVE-2009-1688

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1688 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apple Safari before version 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML due to an insecure method of determining a security context. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
0.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.8:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:0.9:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:1.0.3:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0266 is in the 75th 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
osvdb.org / 54986
secunia.com / advisories/35379
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43068
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
support.apple.com / kb/HT3613
Patch
support.apple.com / kb/HT3639
securityfocus.com / bid/35260
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/35320
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1522
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1621
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212