MEDIUM
Apple iTunes before 8.1 does not properly inform the user about the origin of an authentication request, which makes it easier for remote podcast servers to trick a user into providing a username and password when subscribing to a crafted podcast
Published Mar 14, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.87%
Description
Apple iTunes before 8.1 does not properly inform the user about the origin of an authentication request, which makes it easier for remote podcast servers to trick a user into providing a username and password when subscribing to a crafted podcast.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.87% 0.01873
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01873
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.87% (0.01873) | 78.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.87% (0.01873) | 76.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00708) | 70.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 73.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 71.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00359) | 67.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2009/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/52579 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34254 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021843 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3487 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34094 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0702 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49201 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5336 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2009/Mar/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/52579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34254 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1021843 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3487 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34094 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0702 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49201 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5336 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 14, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 16, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0143
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a