CVE-2015-3753
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS...
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not properly perform taint checking for CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image data by leveraging a redirect to a data:image resource.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not properly perform taint checking for CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image data by leveraging a redirect to a data:image resource.
- Record
CVE-2015-3753- 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
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not properly perform taint checking for CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image data by leveraging a redirect to a data:image resource.
- Record
CVE-2015-3753- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3789 No score
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not properly perform taint checking for CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image data by leveraging a redirect to a data:image resource.
- Record
EUVD-2015-3789- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vr7-cqg2-r964 No score
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS...
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not properly perform taint checking for CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image data by leveraging a redirect to a data:image resource.
- Record
GHSA-4vr7-cqg2-r964- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0116 No score
Updated webkit2 packages fix security vulnerability
The webkit2 package has been updated to version 2.10.9, fixing several security issues and other bugs.
- Record
MGASA-2016-0116- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3753 No score
WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not properly perform taint checking for CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image data by leveraging a redirect to a data:image resource.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3753- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
webkit2Mageia:5 |
before 2.10.9-1.mga5 | 2.10.9-1.mga5 |
qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2.15.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
qtwebkit-sourceUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.2-0ubuntu102.3.2-0ubuntu11 |
None known |
webkitgtkUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.9-2ubuntu22.4.10-0ubuntu12.4.11-0ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3753 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apple Safari, published August 16, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.66%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in webkit2 2.10.9-1.mga5.
References
securitytracker.com/id/1033274
support.apple.com/kb/HT205030
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00002.html
securityfocus.com/bid/76341
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3753
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4vr7-cqg2-r964
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0116.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17662
webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2015-0002.html
webkitgtk.org/2015/04/14/webkitgtk2.8.1-released.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3753
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3753