Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-4591

Title: Apple Webkit

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-4591.

CWE Category CWE-284
Published Date Jul 22, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
4.14%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-4591: WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 mishandles the location variable, which allows remote attackers to access the local filesystem via unspecified vectors.

Impacted Vendors

A
apple 2
W
webkit 1

Reference Links

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 https://support.apple.com/HT206900 https://support.apple.com/HT206902 https://support.apple.com/HT206905 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 https://support.apple.com/HT206900 https://support.apple.com/HT206902 https://support.apple.com/HT206905
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-4591 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.