MEDIUM
The Private Browsing feature in Safari in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy settings and insert history entries via JavaScript code that calls the (1) pushState or (2) replaceState method
Published Mar 8, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
The Private Browsing feature in Safari in Apple iOS before 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy settings and insert history entries via JavaScript code that calls the (1) pushState or (2) replaceState method.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.47% 0.02469
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02469
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 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02469) | 83.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02498) | 82.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00775) | 71.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00836) | 82.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00836) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00836) | 79.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/79964 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73871 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/79964 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48288 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48377 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73871 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Mar 8, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2012
Link CVE-2012-0585
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a