CVE-2015-3754
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
The private-browsing implementation in WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8 does not prevent caching of HTTP authentication credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to track users via a crafted web site.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | safari | {"startIncluding":"6.0","endExcluding":"6.2.8"} | 6.2.8 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00054.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76339
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033274
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205033
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00054.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76339
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033274
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205033
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.