CVE-2011-3242
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize...
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.
- Record
CVE-2011-3242- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.
- Record
CVE-2011-3242- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3206 No score
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.
- Record
EUVD-2011-3206- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jp2-r6h3-8p6g No score
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize...
The Private Browsing feature in Apple Safari before 5.1.1 on Mac OS X does not properly recognize the Always value of the Block Cookies setting, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via a cookie.
- Record
GHSA-6jp2-r6h3-8p6g- 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-2011-3242 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apple Safari, published October 14, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.