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CVE-2009-2797

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2797 describes a vulnerability in the WebKit component of Apple iPhone OS versions prior to 3.1 and iPod touch versions prior to 3.1.1. This flaw causes usernames and passwords embedded in URLs to be inadvertently included in Referer headers, potentially exposing sensitive authentication details to web server logs. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, allowing remote attackers to passively collect credentials. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:ipod_touch:*:*
9.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
10.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0358 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-2797Moderate

qt: User credentials disclosure via URLs sent in Referer headers

Apr 14, 2009

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/36677
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/41856
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43068
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/53187
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com / kb/HT3860
PatchVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/36339
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1006-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/2722
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0212
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0552
Third Party Advisory