CVE-2012-0585

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Published Mar 8, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0617	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.5% (2.507% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
http://osvdb.org/79964
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288
http://secunia.com/advisories/48377
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73871

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:30 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Mar 8, 2012, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:30 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:37 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 8, 2012, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:37 PM

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