MEDIUM
The Top Sites feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles cookie storage, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via unspecified vectors
Published Mar 24, 2016
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.17%
Description
The Top Sites feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles cookie storage, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
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.
1.17% 0.01172
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01172
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 | 1.17% (0.01172) | 66.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.17% (0.01172) | 63.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 60.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 53.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 52.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 50.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85055 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035354 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://support.apple.com/HT206171 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85055 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035354 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206171 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Mar 24, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 13, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1772
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a