CVE-2009-2823

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-11-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Apache HTTP Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 enables the HTTP TRACE method, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified web client software.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.6.1; 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4 (+52)
Apple Mac Os X Server: through 10.6.1; 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4 (+52)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:300
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:300
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184

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