CVE-2005-2272

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-07-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Safari version 2.0 (412) does not clearly associate a Javascript dialog box with the web page that generated it, which allows remote attackers to spoof a dialog box from a trusted site and facilitates phishing attacks, aka the "Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability."

Affected products

Apple Safari: 2.0

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
http://secunia.com/advisories/15474
http://secunia.com/advisories/17813
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_origin_vulnerability_test/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-12/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015294
http://www.osvdb.org/17397
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14011
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21070
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847
http://secunia.com/advisories/15474

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