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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2015-5788

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

The WebKit Canvas implementation in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image information via vectors involving a CANVAS element.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published