HIGH
The XSL stylesheet implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."
Published Jun 10, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 29.10%
Description
The XSL stylesheet implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 does not properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
29.10% 0.29098
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.29098
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 29.10% (0.29098) | 98.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 29.10% (0.29098) | 97.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 9.27% (0.09268) | 92.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 16, 2025 | 5.63% (0.05627) | 89.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.84% (0.11843) | 93.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.40% (0.13395) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.84% (0.11843) | 92.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.60% (0.08600) | 91.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.73% (0.12731) | 95.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 10, 2024 | 3.10% (0.03104) | 90.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 6.11% (0.06105) | 92.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.40% (0.04404) | 91.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (17)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEBroken LinkMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List
- http://osvdb.org/54972 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing List | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEBroken LinkMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing List | |
| http://osvdb.org/54972 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-006.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/06/apples-safari-4-fixes-local-file-theft.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35379 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3613 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35321 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1522 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8907 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 10, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 20, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1699
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a