CVE-2013-4616
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and...
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases.
- Record
CVE-2013-4616- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases.
- Record
CVE-2013-4616- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4472 No score
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4472- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjrj-5fqf-7f83 No score
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and...
The WifiPasswordController generateDefaultPassword method in Preferences in Apple iOS 6 and earlier relies on the UITextChecker suggestWordInLanguage method for selection of Wi-Fi hotspot WPA2 PSK passphrases, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack that leverages the insufficient number of possible passphrases.
- Record
GHSA-jjrj-5fqf-7f83- 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-2013-4616 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Apple Iphone Os, published June 18, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-mobile-security-project/2013-June/000640.html
securitytracker.com/id/1029054
www1.cs.fau.de/hotspot
secunia.com/advisories/54886
support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4616
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjrj-5fqf-7f83