CVE-2015-3729

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-254

Description

Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not indicate what web site originated an input prompt, which allows remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via a crafted site.

Affected products

Apple Safari: from 6.0 before 6.2.8; from 7.0 before 7.1.8; from 8.0 before 8.0.8 — fixed in 6.2.8, 7.1.8, 8.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Safari 6.2.8, 7.1.8, 8.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76342
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033274
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205033
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76342
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033274
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205033

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