Apple Safari executes DOM calls in response to a javascript: URI in the target attribute of a submit element within a form contained in an i
Apple Safari executes DOM calls in response to a javascript: URI in the target attribute of a submit element within a form contained in an inline PDF file, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended Adobe Acrobat JavaScript restrictions on accessing the document object, as demonstrated by a web site that permits PDF uploads by untrusted users, and therefore has a shared document.domain between the web site and this javascript: URI. NOTE: the researcher reports that Adobe's position is "a PDF file is active content."
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- May 11, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.7% · 77th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
38
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.7%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apple safariall versions
Same product
apple: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-28205A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV73This week
- CVE-2023-32439A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks.KEV72This week
- CVE-2023-32435A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.KEV72This week
- CVE-2025-24201An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions.KEV71This week
- CVE-2023-37450The issue was addressed with improved checks.KEV71This week
- CVE-2022-22620A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV70This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- secniche.org/papers/SNS_09_03_PDF_Silent_Form_Re_Purp_Attack.pdf
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503183/100/0/threaded
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.