CVE-2009-1697

CRLF injection vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1,...

4.3 MediumFix available

CRLF injection vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1, and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject HTTP headers and bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted HTML document, related to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks that depend on communication with arbitrary web sites on the same server through use of XMLHttpRequest without a Host header.

Exploit likelihood

2.99%Down 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2009-1697
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-1697
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1692 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-1692
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wpgx-8qqv-qrcq No score

CRLF injection vulnerability in WebKit in Apple Safari before 4.0, iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1,...

Record: GHSA-wpgx-8qqv-qrcq
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apple safari

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`webkit` Debian:5.0	before 1.0.1-4+lenny2, plus listed versions 1.0.1-4	1.0.1-4+lenny2

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2009-1697 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apple Safari, published June 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.99%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in webkit 1.0.1-4+lenny2.

References

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