CVE-2009-2200
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage...
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
- Record
CVE-2009-2200- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
- Record
CVE-2009-2200- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2196 No score
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h983-8jqg-vmp6 No score
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage...
WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0.3 does not properly restrict the URL scheme of the pluginspage attribute of an EMBED element, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to launch arbitrary file: URLs and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML document.
- Record
GHSA-h983-8jqg-vmp6- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2200 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Apple Safari, published August 12, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.39%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/43068
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00002.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
securitytracker.com/id?1022720
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
securityfocus.com/bid/36024
support.apple.com/kb/HT3733
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2200
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h983-8jqg-vmp6