CVE-2009-1699

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—💥 Exploit

The XSL stylesheet implementation 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 does not properly handle XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by a file:///etc/passwd URL in an entity declaration, related to an "XXE attack."

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 29%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
Score date: 10/9/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · WebKit - XML External Entity Information Disclosure (5/8/2009)

Affected technologies (4)

Apple — Iphone OS Apple — Safari Canonical — Ubuntu Linux Opensuse — Opensuse

CWEs

CWE-611

References

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