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CVE-2016-4585

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4585 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apple's WebKit Page Loading implementation, affecting iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by crafting an HTTP response that specifies a redirection, which Safari then mishandles. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention found.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 26,184 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.apple.com / HT206900
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206902
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206905
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/91830
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036343
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry