CVE-2016-1779 describes a Same Origin Policy bypass vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple iOS before version 9.3 and Safari before version 9.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain a user's physical-location data through a specially crafted geolocation request. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to high confidentiality impact (C:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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