CVE-2009-0143

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 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: none known
Published: 2009-03-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Apple iTunes before 8.1 does not properly inform the user about the origin of an authentication request, which makes it easier for remote podcast servers to trick a user into providing a username and password when subscribing to a crafted podcast.

Affected products

Apple iTunes for Windows: before 8.1 — fixed in 8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iTunes for Windows 8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2009/Mar/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/52579
http://secunia.com/advisories/34254
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021843
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3487
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34094
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0702
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49201
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5336
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2009/Mar/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/52579
http://secunia.com/advisories/34254

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