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CVE-2015-1155· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

The history implementation in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.2.6, 7.x before 7.1.6, and 8.x before 8.0.6, allows remote attackers

The history implementation in WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.2.6, 7.x before 7.1.6, and 8.x before 8.0.6, allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read arbitrary files via a crafted web site.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
May 7, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
10.9% · 96th percentile
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Action score

20

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 10.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
appleiphone os
applesafari

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple iphone osup to 8.3 inclusive
  • apple safariup to 6.2.5 inclusive
  • apple safari7.0
  • apple safari7.0.1
  • apple safari7.0.2
  • apple safari7.0.3
  • apple safari7.0.4
  • apple safari7.0.5
  • apple safari7.0.6
  • apple safari7.1.0
  • apple safari7.1.1
  • apple safari7.1.2
  • apple safari7.1.3
  • apple safari7.1.4
  • apple safari7.1.5
  • apple safari8.0.0
  • apple safari8.0.1
  • apple safari8.0.2
  • apple safari8.0.3
  • apple safari8.0.4

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgtk3before 2.4.11-3.32.4.11-3.3

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    68This week
  • CVE-2021-30666A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.KEV
    66This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
opensuse:gtk32.4.11-3.3 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/gather/safari_file_url_navigationMac OS X Safari file:// Redirection Sandbox Escapeauxiliary2014-01-16

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-477 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+4164 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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