CVE-2009-0162

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Safari before 3.2.3, and 4 Public Beta, on Apple Mac...

4.3 MediumPublic exploit

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Safari before 3.2.3, and 4 Public Beta, on Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.7 and Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted feed: URL.

Exploit likelihood

5.35%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2009-0162
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-0162
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-0171 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-0171
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wj43-5c4q-373q No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Safari before 3.2.3, and 4 Public Beta, on Apple Mac...

Record: GHSA-wj43-5c4q-373q
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apple safari

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apple Safari 3.2.2 - 'feed:' URI Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities	2009-05-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0162 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apple Safari, published May 13, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.35%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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