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Apple Safari 4.0.3 does not properly block javascript: and data: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header that contains a javascript: URI, (2) entering a javascript: URI when specifying the content of a Refresh header, (3) injecting a Refresh header that contains JavaScript sequences in a data:text/html URI, or (4) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Refresh header

Published Aug 31, 2009

Description

Apple Safari 4.0.3 does not properly block javascript: and data: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header that contains a javascript: URI, (2) entering a javascript: URI when specifying the content of a Refresh header, (3) injecting a Refresh header that contains JavaScript sequences in a data:text/html URI, or (4) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Refresh header.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (3)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 31, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2009
Link CVE-2009-3016
CISA Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2009-3016
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2009-3016
ENISA EUVD
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