CVE-2015-1156

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The page-loading implementation in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.2.6, 7.x before 7.1.6, and 8.x before 8.0.6, does not properly handle the rel attribute in an A element, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy for a link's target, and spoof the user interface, via a crafted web site.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 8.3
Apple Safari: through 6.2.5; 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5 (+13)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/May/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74524
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032270
https://support.apple.com/HT204826
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/May/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204941
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74524
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032270
https://support.apple.com/HT204826

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