CVE-2009-2816 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) implementation of WebKit, affecting Apple Safari before 4.0.4 and Google Chrome before 3.0.195.33, as well as other products like Fedora and OpenSUSE. The vulnerability arises because custom HTTP headers are included in OPTIONS preflight requests, simplifying CSRF attacks. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.195.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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