CVE-2016-1781

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-19

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles attachment URLs, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 9.2.1
Apple Safari: through 9.0.3

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT205635
https://support.apple.com/HT205639
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Dec/msg00003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT205635
https://support.apple.com/HT205639

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