CVE-2008-4216

medium

Description

The plug-in interface in WebKit in Apple Safari before 3.2 does not prevent plug-ins from accessing local URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors that "launch local files."

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021227

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32291

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3298

http://secunia.com/advisories/32706

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Nov/msg00001.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-17

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N